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    Case File: 0022-2185

    Charges: Allegations under s. 144 (driving without consideration) s. 214.2(1) (electronic device) and s. 146 (speed)

    Lawyer: Sarah Leamon 

    Facts: The client was issued several tickets in relation to allegations stemming from a road rage incident. Police were prepared to proceed to trial, calling several civilian witnesses to testify against the accused. 

    Result: Two of the infractions were withdrawn by the officer, with a guilty plea entered on one count. The ticket went from being a 12 point ticket, to a 3 point ticket. 

    Case File: 0019-501

    Charges: Speeding contrary to Section 146 of the Motor Vehicle Act

    Lawyer: Puneet Klar 

    Facts: The client was stopped and issued a citation for speeding against a municipal sign in the City of Vancouver.  Although the client filed their matter into dispute, they missed the court date and a conviction was registered against them. 

    Result: Counsel filed an affidavit to unwind the deemed conviction on the client’s behalf. The affidavit was allowed and the matter was removed from the client’s driving record and re-set for trial. Counsel attended on the new trial date.  The ticket was dismissed.  

    Case File: 0019-720

    Charges: Excessive speeding contrary to Section 148 of the Motor Vehicle Act 

    Lawyer: Sarah Leamon

    Facts: The client was stopped and issued a citation for excessive speeding on Highway 1, outside of Hope, British Columbia.

    Results: Counsel filed the matter in dispute and set a court date. Counsel attended for trial and the matter was dismissed.

    Case File: 0018-193 

    Charges: Disobey Sign contrary to Section 161 of the Motor Vehicle Act 

    Lawyer: Sarah Leamon

    Facts: The client was stopped by police after allegedly failing to come to a complete stop at a stop-sign controlled intersection.  They were issued with a ticket.

    Results: Counsel filed the matter in dispute and set a court date.  Counsel attended for trial and the matter was dismissed. 

    Case File: 0019-677

    Charges: Use Electronic Device while Driving contrary to Section 214.2(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act

    Lawyer: Articled Student Leah Combs, supervised by Sarah Leamon 

    Facts: Client was alleged to have been using their mobile phone to text while stopped at a red light at a busy intersection.  

    Results: Client disputed the ticket and contacted counsel.  Counsel attended the court date on their behalf and the matter was dismissed.

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    Case File: 0019-437

    Charges: Use Electronic Device while Driving contrary to Section 214.2(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act

    Lawyer: Puneet Klar 

    Facts: Client was alleged to have been seen talking on their mobile phone while driving.  The client was stopped by police and given a ticket.

    Results: Counsel disputed the infraction and set a trial date.  Counsel attended the trial date on the client’s behalf and negotiated with the investigating officer.  The officer agreed to amend the face of the ticket to reflect it being issued to the Registered Owner of the vehicle.  A plea was entered to the amended offence, resulting in no points on the client’s driving record.

    Case File: 0019-532

    Charges: Excessive speeding contrary to Section 148 of the Motor Vehicle Act

    Lawyer: Articled Student Leah Combs, supervised by Sarah Leamon 

    Facts: The client was stopped and issued a citation for excessive speeding on Highway 17 in the City of Surrey.

    Result: Counsel filed the matter in dispute and set a court date. Counsel attended for trial and negotiated with the police officer. The face of the ticket was successfully amended to reflect it being issued to the Registered Owner of the vehicle, rather than the Driver. A plea was entered to the amended offence, which resulted in no points being added to the client’s driving record. 

    Case File: 0020-819 

    Charges: Excessive speeding contrary to Section 148 of the Motor Vehicle Act

    Articled Student: Leah Combs, supervised by Sarah Leamon 

    Facts: The client was stopped and issued with both a citation for excessive speeding and a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition at the same time.  The client did not dispute the driving prohibition but opted to dispute the speeding allegation.  

    Result: Counsel attended court for the pre-schedule trial date.  The investigating officer was unavailable and had sent an agent in his place to apply for an adjournment.  Defence counsel opposed the adjournment.  After hearing submission, the court denied the adjournment application and the case was dismissed for want of prosecution.  

    Lawyer: Sarah Leamon

    Facts: Civilian witnesses called police to report a possible impaired driver.  The vehicle eventually crashed into a lamp post.  Police attended.  The client was identified as the driver and located outside their vehicle.  They were arrested and subsequently provided two breath samples at the police station.  Both samples were over the legal limit.  

    Result: The client entered a guilty plea to Dangerous Driving.  At the sentencing hearing, Crown sought a criminal conviction.  Defence sought a conditional discharge.  The Court imposed a conditional discharge.  The client avoided a criminal record.

    Case File: 0019-587

    Charges: Speeding contrary to Section 147 of the Motor Vehicle Act

    Articled Student: Leah Combs, supervised by Sarah Leamon 

    Facts:  The client was stopped by police and issued with a speeding ticket while driving in the City of Richmond.

    Result: Counsel attended the trial date and had the ticket dismissed.  There are no points on the client’s driving record and their abstract remains clean.  

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