A client of Mr. Cormier, a criminal defense lawyer, was charged with uttering death threats to a work colleague. The charge was based on Section 264.1 of the Criminal Code. During the trial, the plaintiff testified before the judge and repeated the threats of which he claimed to be a victim. Mr.Cormier counter-examined the plaintiff, in order to draw attention to the contradictions in his testimony and the factors influencing his credibility. Then Mr. Cormier’s client testified and stated that he had never uttered these threats. Mr. Cormier produced as evidence photographs of the location where the incident had taken place.
Mr. Cormier’s client was acquitted at the end of the trial.
In cases of threats, when there is a contradiction in the evidence, judgment is often passed on the basis of the witnesses’ credibility and the value of extrinsic evidence that corroborates the facts or not. Each case is unique and may lend itself to a different defense according to the situation. Read the notice.
