From the Blog

As I've mentioned previously in this blog, I started out as a Crown prosecutor here in Calgary before I moved to criminal defence law.

Assault is a relatively common charge brought before the courts in the Calgary area, and many cases are fairly minor, any unwanted touching, application of force, or threat of force...

Driving on Calgary's streets while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating drugs can lead to a host of problems.

A recent increase in residential break-ins and petty thefts in Calgary's Inglewood neighborhood might be the work of a loosely organized group of individuals, according to the Calgary Police.

Our neighbor to the south has seen many law enforcement-related stories hit the international news of late, and not for good reason.

In a previous article, you saw that a common assault charge can arise far more easily than you might think.

Five years ago, the Government of Alberta introduced the Alberta Gang Reduction Strategy, a program aimed at reducing gang membership by helping those who were at risk for gang involvement...

One of the big problems in cases of drug-related offences is that the accused is generally misinformed about controlled substances and the laws that apply to them.

Every year, the city of Calgary sees over five thousand cases of assault. For one of Canada's safer cities, this may seem like a fairly high number.