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| Sébastien Gagné, Montreal DUI lawyer |
An individual was found sleeping in the driver’s seat of his motor vehicle, drunk and with a bottle of wine between his knees. Therefore, he was arrested by the Longueuil police and charged with care and control of a motor vehicle while his capacity to operate the vehicle was impaired by alcohol (Section 253 Criminal Code). The individual already had criminal records in this respect and therefore risked imprisonment if found guilty, as well as losing his driver’s license for several years.
He hired our firm of criminal lawyers dealing with impaired driving charges, and more specifically Mr Sébastien Gagné to defend him.
Mr Gagné chose to plead with the Court to order the acquittal of his client because of the 28 month delay before the trial was held. So he submitted a request under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Judge agreed with our lawyer’s arguments and ordered the procedures cease. This meant the client was acquitted of the impaired driving charges.
Some of Mr Gagné’s clients plead guilty or are found guilty. See notice.
