A man was charged by his neighbour, an elderly lady, of having doused her with a bucket of water. This incident supposedly happened in the midst of a difficult relationship between neighbours. Therefore, the man was charged with assault with a weapon (Sections 266 b) Criminal Code and 267 a) Criminal Code). He hired criminal lawyer Xavier Cormier to defend him.
During the trial, Mr Xavier Cormier cross examined the lady at some length about some contradictions or unlikelihood in her testimony. For example, he asked her many questions about why she did not call the police immediately, whereas earlier in her testimony, she stated she finally had evidence against the defendant because she was all wet. Also, Mr Cormier cross examined the lady about the conclusions she had drawn which were not based on what she had really seen. During the pleas, Mr Cormier asked the Judge to acquit his client because of the existence of reasonable doubt in the evidence. This is what the Judge did.
Not all Mr Xavier Cormier’s clients are acquitted. See notice.
