A young lady was arrested after walking out of a Montreal department store with beauty products of little value in her possession. Charges of shoplifting (Section 334 b)ii) Criminal Code) were laid on her. This client lived in another province. She wished to avoid having a criminal record for self-evident reasons: job search and travel, and she hired one of our criminal lawyers to defend her.
Mr Xavier Cormier asked the client to carry out certain measures in her home province with an agency that helps women in such a situation. He asked that this agency provide him with a report. Afterwards, a representative of Mr Cormier had discussions with the Prosecutor. They agreed that the client would make a $ 100 charity donation, and once this was done, the Prosecutor dropped the charges.
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