Mr. Shapray’s client was charged with a domestic assault against his wife after an evening of alcohol and recreational drug use led to conflict and the police attending after a 911 call. Damage control plan put into place involving immediate substance abuse and anger management counselling which led to case being resolved by way of a Peace Bond and client returning to the family home with wife and children. – NOT GUILTY
Case Results
At Stern Shapray, we provide legal representation across a wide range of criminal and quasi-criminal matters, from serious charges to regulatory and provincial offences.
R. v. D.H.
R. v. T.A.
Mr. Shapray and Ms. Shamess were successful in challenging a search on a rural property in Chilliwack that contained a number of outbuildings. The facial challenge to the search warrant resulted in a finding by the trial judge that the search of the mobile home on the property was not properly authorized. Charter breach found and evidence excluded.
R. v. S.L.
Client charged with assault and breaching his bail conditions. Following extensive discussions, ALL CHARGES DROPPED by Crown on the basis that Crown agreed with Defence Counsel’s arguments that there was no substantial likelihood of conviction on the assault charge, and it was not in the public interest to proceed on the breach charge.
R. v. K.W.
We were successful on the challenge to this 90 Day Driving Prohibition where the client blew a fail reading on two samples taken at the roadside. Driving prohibition was revoked on the basis that there was insufficient evidence about the proper calibration of the screening devices and thus uncertainty about the validity of the test results.
R. v. J.W.
Client retained us after she was convicted of multiple counts of drug trafficking at a trial. Crown prosecutor was seeking over 1 year in jail on sentencing. We managed the sentencing process and made extensive legal submissions resulting in client receiving a conditional sentence.
R. v. J.
Client charged with historical sex offences against a young person. Issue at trial was reliability and credibility of the complainant’s allegations, which were denied by the client. After a trial, the judge agreed that they could not find the complainant credible or reliable, and that they believed the client’s testimony denying the allegations. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. M.T.
Client was charged with sexually assaulting his wife during their marriage. The wife did not report the alleged offence until they were separated. Mr. Beckett persuaded the Crown to resolve the case with a peace bond instead of a prosecution. –NO CRIMINAL RECORD.
R. v. C.
Client charged with a number of Domestic Violence Offences.After negotiations with the Crown all Criminal charges dropped and the Client enters into a peace bond.
R. v. R.L.
Client charged in international drug trafficking case involving kilos of Methamphetamines and Cocaine.Police arrest a number of people in Utah, Alberta and B.C. The entire case was dismissed as the Accused’s Right to be tried within a Reasonable time was violated.
R. v. A.R.
Client received a 90-Day Immediate Roadside Prohibition (“IRP”) after blowing two “FAIL” readings. IRP overturned after the adjudicator agreed with defence counsel’s arguments that, despite the officer’s claim to the contrary, the second breath test was not performed on a different approved screening device.