Criminal Defence Cases Recently Defended by Michael R. Shapray

1999 - 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

R. v. A. [2003]
Charge of impaired driving and over 80 withdrawn after challenge to the evidence.


R. v. P. [2003]
Charge of possession of cocaine - charges withdrawn.


R. v. E.M. [2003]
Charge of impaired driving and over 80 withdrawn against client from the United States.


R. v. V. [2003]
Charge of refuse to provide a breath sample stayed by the Crown. Impaired driving charge reduced to drive without due care and attention under the Highway Traffic Act resulting in no criminal record.


R. v. L.W. [2003] B.C.J. No. 1022 (B.C.C.A.)
The British Columbia Court of Appeal stated that my oral submissions were "excellent" during a sentence appeal in an abduction case.


R. v. R.B. [2003] B.C.J. No. 1315 (B.C.C.A.)
Challenge to the constitutionality of the B.C. Hydro Tariff argued at the British Columbia Court of Appeal in a marijuana grow operation case.


R. v. Seth (2001) 157 C.C.C. (3d) 189 (Ont. C.A.)
Manslaughter conviction overturned on appeal.


R. v. D.J. [2001]
Charges of impaired driving and Over 80, client acquitted after trial.


R. v. E.D. [2001]
Charged of possession of Weapons Dangerous; client acquitted after trial.


R. v. S.B. [2001]
Charges of impaired driving and refuse breath sample withdrawn after attack on evidence and challenge to the destruction of evidence.


R. v D. [2001]
Sentence appeal in an assault case where the appeal court substituted a discharge for a conviction with jail time.


R. v. A.N. [2001]
Appeal from conviction for possession of a prohibited weapon - new trial ordered.


Fice v. Mental Health Centre, Penetanguishe et al. [2001]
Successful application to have client transferred from high to medium security mental health institution. When hospital failed to comply with transfer order, mandamus application launched to compel compliance - Client transferred without further delay.


R. v. D. [2001] O.J. No. 2914 (Ont. S.C.)
Finding by the trial judge that client had a privacy intetrest in her personal financial information and that police had violated her rights under the Charter by seizing banking documents without a warrant.


R. v. L.G. [2000]
Client acquitted of charges of robbery and forcible confinement after trial.


R. v. J.G. [2000]
Successful application to overturn detention order in a criminal harassment case - bail granted.


R. v. P. [2000] O.J. No. 234 (Ont. C.A.)
Sentence appeal argued at the Ontario Court of Appeal.


R. v. B. [1999]
Sexual assault charged dropped during preliminary inquiry after attack on the credibility of the complainant. ON the credibility OF the complainant.