How a criminal defence lawyer can beat a DUI charge in Ontario, Canada.

The most common ways are proving in court that the accused’s rights were violated or that the evidence was inaccurate or gathered illegally. Everyone charged with a criminal offence in Canada is guaranteed legal rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It does not matter if you are a tourist, a student, worker, permanent resident (PR), or citizen your rights under the Charter remain the same if you are charged criminally in Canada.

A lot of impaired driving related cases are won because the accused’s lawyer is able to demonstrate that their rights were violated by the police.

This may happen at the Crown level, perhaps resulting in withdrawn charges or an offer of a non criminal HTA offence (such as careless driving most commonly in Ontario) to settle the case, or in a judge ultimately finding the accused not guilty after hearing the evidence at a trial.

Even if the accused was totally drunk and driving intentionally the laws still apply to police and Charter procedure. If someone is factually guilty and is arrested and charged as a result of an improper police investigation that does not mean they will ultimately be convicted.

Impaired driving cases are also highly technical in that there are often many ways to challenge the accuracy of the machines used to measure the BAC level of the accused when detained or upon arrest.

One of the reasons defence lawyers challenge DUI cases at trial is that there are numerous avenues to a finding of not guilty. Some people are acquitted in Ontario because of relatively or brand new defence strategies.

Many cases that an accused thinks are unbeatable end up working out in their favour because their lawyer identified and raised the problems in the case disclosure with the Crown Attorney in advance or in trial in front of the Judge.


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Please note: We do not accept legal aid certificate cases. All clients are handled on a private retainer only.

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