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DUI / Impaired Driving
- New Article on ARPs in BC
- New Administrative Driving Prohibition (ADP) Article Published
- Arrested? Your Right to Counsel in British Columbia
- BC Drinking and Driving 90 Day Driving Prohibition Issues
- No right to a criminal lawyer before roadside breathalyzer
Traffic / Driving Offences
- New In-Depth 24 Hour Driving Suspension Article Published
- Gordon Dykstra Interview with Christy Clark on CKNW about the Motor Vehicle Act
- Don't Answer That Phone, You're Driving in BC
Assault
- Gordon Dykstra and Bill Good on CKNW: Home Invasions and Self-Defence in BC
- Criminal Cases and Self Defence
- 3 main criminal offence classifications in Canada
- What must be proved for a criminal conviction in BC
- Free BC Criminal Law Book
Uttering Threats
- Can I be Charged Criminally for Threatening Someone in BC?
- Conditional Threat Can Result in Uttering Threats Charge in BC
General
Legal News
- Client Charged with Assault in BC is Found Not Guilty...
Posted on 12/23/2011 - Drug Smuggling Trial Wraps Up - Reported in the Abbotsford Times Newspaper...
Posted on 11/14/2011 - 5 Possible Assault Charge Defences in BC...
Posted on 10/21/2011 - Gordon Helps with BC Speeding Ticket Disputes...
Posted on 10/19/2011 - Home Invasion Self-Defence - Gordon Dykstra in the Vancouver Sun...
Posted on 10/11/2011
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DUI / Impaired Driving
- Automatic Roadside Prohibitions (ARPs/IRPs) in British Columbia
- Administrative Driving Prohibitions (ADPs) in British Columbia - About
- Drinking & Driving Laws in BC - by a BC Criminal Defence Law Firm
- BC DUI Lawyer: Update on BC DUI Laws Since Big November 30, 2011 Court Decision
- When is DUI considered a felony?
Drug Charges
Traffic / Driving Offences
- 24 Hour Driving Suspensions and Prohibitions in British Columbia
- Do you dispute a speeding ticket or other traffic ticket in BC? If so, talk to BC criminal defence lawyer Gordon Dykstra to see how he can help.
- The DUI Test and Drunk Driving Laws in BC
- Types of Breathalyzer
- Charged With A Crime? You Need to Consult Criminal Law Firms.
Assault
- BC Criminal Defence Attorney: About Criminal Harassment and Stalking
- Charged with Assault in BC? Read 5 possible defences to assault here.
- What Are The Rules Of Respect In Criminal Law?
- What Happens If You Are Found Guilty of a Crime in BC?
- Canadian Criminal Offences Table
Fraud
Uttering Threats
Newsletters - The Bulletin
General
- Right to Silence in British Columbia - What Does This Mean?
- What Are My Rights When Charged with a Crime in British Columbia?
- Your Rights When Stopped by Police in British Columbia
- Arbitrary Detention and Imprisonment Article by a BC Criminal Defence Attorney
- What Must Prosecutor Prove When Charged With a Crime In BC?
We Get Results
Welcome to a listing of some of our recent case results.Read here about some of our recent criminal defence results.
Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case ... every case is different.
DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients' cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained for other clients in similar matters without reference to the specific factual and legal circumstances of each client's case.
DUI / Impaired Driving
- DUI charge reduced to traffic violation = no criminal conviction
- Impaired driving charge reduced to driving without a licence
- "Not guilty" finding for driving while prohibited
- "Not Guilty" for Impaired Driving
- Charges Dropped - Refusing To Provide A Breath Sample
- "Not Guilty" for Impaired Driving Charge
- Impaired Driving Charge Reduced to Careless Driving
- Impaired Driving Reduced to Careless Driving
Assault
- "Not guilty" - charged with assault with a deadly weapon
- "Not guilty" - client charged with theft under $5,000
- "Not guilty" - charged with sexual assault charge
- "Not guilty" - charged with kidnapping
- Assault charges dropped
- Uttering threats charge results in a peace bond
- "Not guilty" finding of a tampering witness charge
- Assault charge dropped
- Prosecution dropped assault charges
- Theft under $5,000 charges dropped
- Assault charges dropped
- "Not guilty" as a result of trial
- Charges dropped - assault and assault with a weapon
- Assault charge results in peace bond
- Client Found "Not Guilty" for Assault
- Not Guilty for Assault Charge - Trial Was on December 5, 2011
- Not Guilty of Sexual Assault - Trial was December 12, 2011
- Assault Charge Results in a Peace Bond
- Criminal Harassment Results in Peace Bond
- Assault Charge Results in Diversion
Miscellaneous
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DUI / Impaired Driving
- What must the prosecutor prove to be convicted of a DUI / impaired driving?
- If I'm pulled over and asked to breathe into a breathalyzer do I need to do so?