After they had come home from a meal, a fight broke out between a husband on one hand, and his wife and sister-in-law on the other. After seeing a lawyer, the wife decided to lay charges with the police against her husband. She her sister testified during the trial that the defendant
had made death threats against them (Section 264.1 Criminal Code), committed assault with a weapon against them (Section 267 Criminal Code) by throwing a glass at one of them and simple assault (Section 266 Criminal Code) by grabbing one of them by the throat.
During the trial, the defendant was represented by criminal lawyer Christos Karteris, one of the partner at Cormier Simard. The latter cross-examined the two women at length to question their credibility, and then had his client testify. He denied committing the assault. The defendant stated rather that he himself had undergone violence during the incident.
The Judge finally acquitted the client of Mr Karteris of the four charges.
Not all clients of lawyer Christos Karteris are acquitted. See notice.
