Category: Past Wins

Client was charged with impaired driving and willfully failing to provide a proper sample of her breath after she had been involved in a serious car accident.  She had crossed into the oncoming lane and run head-on into a small car.  Thankfully no one was...

The same client mentioned below was charged again with three counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking.  She had been arrested and searched a few days after being released on bail for the charges mentioned in the entry below.  Again, Mr. van...

Client was charged with possessing three different substances all for the purposes of trafficking.  A prior record for the same offence meant that the client would face a mandatory one year jail sentence if convicted.  Mr. van der Walle provided the...

Client charged with impaired driving after he crashed his vehicle on a dirt road on the way home. He had been arrested and provided a sample of his breath nearly twice the legal limit. Mr. van der Walle discussed the case with the Crown in the days...

Client charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking after police executed a warrant at her house and discovered a substantial amount of cocaine.  Client hired Mr. van der Walle after the preliminary inquiry as she was unhappy that both of her...

Client was charged with a variety of weapons offences after he was found in the driver's seat of a Cadillac Escalade surrounded by weapons such as knives, bear mace, and brass knuckles.  After hearing submissions from Mr. van der Walle the judge agreed...

Client charged with trafficking cocaine to an undercover police officer.  The seller of the cocaine was pulled over minutes after the transaction by another police officer so the police could identify him using his driver's licence.  After hearing...

Client charged with theft of electricity, production of marihuana and possession for the purposes of trafficking.  The police had obtained a warrant authorizing them to search the client's house for theft of electricity.  When they did so they found a 700...

Client  provided a sample of his breath to police that showed at the time of driving he was over 4 times the legal limit.  As a result he was charged with impaired driving.  On the day of trial the prosecutor became aware that she had serious problems...

Client was convicted at trial of driving while prohibited.  He testified that he drove because of a life threatening medical emergency.  On appeal Mr. van der Walle argued that the trial judge had made fundamental errors of law in her assessment of the...

Client crashed her car.  At the hospital she consented to blood samples being taken from her.  Analysis showed that she had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system at the time the accident occurred.  After lengthy discussions with the...

Client charged with sexual assault.  Crown alleged that victim had been drugged and taken advantage of sexually while only semi-concious.  The trial judge found that the victim said many things in court that were inconsistent with what she told police and...