A client of criminal lawyer Xavier Cormier was charged with assault against his girlfriend and with obstruction of a peace officer (Section 266 b) Criminal Code of Canada and Section 129 a) e) Criminal Code). Therefore it was partly a conjugal violence-related charge.
Some meetings were held between the plaintiff, a social worker and the prosecutor. The charges were finally dropped by the prosecutor and the client was acquitted.
Not all clients of Mr. Me Cormier, a criminal lawyer, are acquitted of the charges they face. See notice.
