Impaired Driving / Over 80
Our Law offices represents all individuals
charged with Drinking and Driving related offenses. In particular we
successfully defend all Impaired Driving charges, Over 80 charges, Refuse
Approved Road Side Screening devices and Refuse Breathalyzer charges and
Dangerous Driving charges. This area of the law is complicated and involves and
requires detailed preparation to properly secure acquittals by our Experienced
Lawyers.
Your Defense
There are numerous technical defenses including
Evidence to the contrary. The defense now, based on recent criminal code
amendments relies on potential evidence to show that the breathalyzer
instrument malfunctioned or that the breathalyzer operator may have made
mistakes while using the instrument.
Another viable defense is based on the Lack of
Reasonable and probable grounds to base the initial stop or the Crown's failure
to bring the matter to trial within a reasonable time (11)B.
Other possible defenses include The Right to
Counsel defense. Persons charged are entitled to speak to Counsel of choice
prior to submitting to the breathalyzer machine and depending on certain times
may be entitled to speak to a lawyer before the road side test is administered.
These potential defenses are only recognized after careful review of the police
notes and detailed interviews with our clients.
Additionally, as in any criminal prosecution it
is the Crown Attorney that must satisfy the Court of the Guilt of the Accused
beyond all reasonable doubt. In this area of law technical defenses based on
improper police and court paperwork, calibration records, retesting procedures
and implementation requirements are all possible and fertile grounds for
potential defenses.
Avoid the Consequences
If you have been charged with a Drinking and
Driving offense the only way to AVOID the severe consequences of being
brandished with a Criminal Record, losing your license for at least one year,
jail in some cases and excessive insurance is to retain experienced, skilled
counsel to vigorously defend your rights, advance any and all defenses and
secure the absolute best chance of an acquittal.
Call: (416) 366-9303