A man was accused of four counts of assault related to conjugal violence: assault with strangling (section 267 c) of the Criminal Code), common assault (266 b) of the Criminal Code) and two counts of assault with a weapon (section 267 a) of the Criminal Code). The incidents took place in the context of a toxic relationship between the accused and his spouse. Daniel Garcia’s first move was to set a trial date, as he wanted to present a defence against a number of the accusations. On the day of the trial, Mr. Garcia went to see the prosecutor again to demonstrate a number of weaknesses in the evidence. An agreement was then reached, and the client pleaded guilty to two charges. The judge endorsed the shared suggestion by the lawyers and granted our client a conditional discharge, which helped him avoid having a criminal record.
Mr. Garcia’s clients aren’t always granted a discharge. See notice.
