Articles about BC Criminal Law by a Criminal Attorney

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• DUI / Impaired Driving
• Drug Charges
• Traffic / Driving Offences
• Assault
• Fraud
• Uttering Threats
• Newsletters - The Bulletin
• General

DUI / Impaired Driving:

• BC DUI Lawyer: Update on BC DUI Laws Since Big November 30, 2011 Court Decision   
  On November 30, 2011 the BC Supreme Court issued a decision that may impact the new DUI regime in BC. This is a preliminary comment on the case
• When is DUI considered a felony?   
• Canadian Driving Under the Influence Laws   
  What are the penalties for Canadian driving under the influence laws? The answer depends on whether your DUI charge is your first offence or not. Each additional impaired driving conviction results in much tougher punishments. The best solution is to successfully defend your case or avoid a DUI arrest with a BAC calculator in the first place.
• Canada DUI Laws: Guilty For Drunk Driving In a Motorized Wheelchair   
  An Ontario Court found a man drunk while using a motorized wheelchair on the road guilty of impaired driving. It was held a wheelchair is a motor vehicle in the Criminal Code and that in this case, no Charter equality right was breached.
• Hosting a Holiday Bash? The current law on social host liability   
  The holidays are a festive time. It’s an occasion for families to gather, work colleagues to celebrate together, and friends to meet up.
  
  But along with all that merriment come some amplified safety issues: car accidents increase, drunk-driving charges go up, and alcohol over-indulgence can wreck havoc on what should be a joyous time.
  
  Canadian courts have long held that bars, restaurants and other commercial establishments can be found liable for continuing to serve an intoxicated customer or letting one drive away if an accident occurs. The same rules, however, don’t apply to “social hosts” – people holding private get-togethers in their homes.
• Charged with Driving While Prohibited?   
  Free telephone consultation with a BC driving while prohited criminal defence lawyer. Call toll free at 1.877.753-4793 to discuss your criminal charge today.
• Were You Charged with Refusing to Provide a Breath Sample?   
  Free telephone consult with a BC DUI lawyer. Call us toll free at 1.877.753-4793 to discuss your refusing to provide a breath sample charge today.
• What is a DUI Charge and What Can Happen?   
  Free telephone consult with a BC DUI and operating while impaired criminal defence lawyer. Call toll free at 1.877.753-4793 today to discuss your DUI case.
• Charged with Dangerous Driving or Street Racing?   
  Free telephone consultation with a BC dangerous driving criminal defence attorney. Call toll free 1.877.753-4793 to discuss your dangerous driving charge today.
• Were You Charged With Hit and Run?   
  Free telephone consultation with a hit and run criminal defence lawyer. If you’ve been charged with hit and run, call us toll free at 1.877.753-4793.
• Breathalyzers and how a criminal lawyer can defend a DUI charge in BC?   
  Breathalyzers are the first tool police use to test for impaired driving, DWI, and DUI in BC. Just because your breathalyzer reading indicates you're impaired, does not necessarily mean you'll be found guilty of an impaired charge in a BC court. There are many defences to impaired driving charges in BC, including challenging the accuracy of the breathalyzer results.
• About Gordon Dykstra's Criminal Law Book: "Am I Going to Jail?"   
  If you are charged with an offence such as a DUI/impaired driving, theft, fraud, assault, spousal assault, drug charges, or any other crime, knowing something about the process that you face, the help you can get and what has to be proved is going to help you deal with an offence and the court system. Gordon Dykstra, a criminal lawyer serving Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Surrey, White Rock and throughout the Lower Mainland, wrote his book "Am I Going to Jail" so that you may be able to deal with the process and know something about what will happen so that you can know what to expect. This will also let you know what is the best thing to do and why you should do it.

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Drug Charges:

• What Not To Do When Arrested in BC?   

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Traffic / Driving Offences:

• 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.   
  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   
  A brief article outlining the types of breathalyzers available.
• Charged With A Crime? You Need to Consult Criminal Law Firms.   
  If you're charged with a crime in BC, you need to check out criminal law firms and talk to a criminal lawyer. Dykstra & Company is a criminal criminal law firm with offices in Abbotsford and Surrey - we are Abbotsford and Surrey lawyers.

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Assault:

• BC Criminal Defence Attorney: About Criminal Harassment and Stalking   
  Criminal harassment is also known as stalking in British Columbia. Learn about criminal harassment here and how a BC criminal attorney can help with your charg
• Charged with Assault in BC? Read 5 possible defences to assault here.   
  Charged with Assault in BC? Read 5 possible defences to assault here. Gordon Dykstra offers a free telephone consultation to discuss your BC assault charge.
• 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   
  n Canada, and therefore in British Columbia, criminal law is governed by the Criminal Code of Canada. The Criminal Code sets out 3 types of main offences which determine to a large extent, how a criminal case proceeds. This article sets out a table comparing and contrasting the 3 main types of criminal charges in Canada.

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Fraud:

• Why a Criminal Record Will Make You Poor?   

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Uttering Threats:

• What To Do When Charged With Criminal Offence in BC?   

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Newsletters - The Bulletin:

• Dykstra & Company Fall 2009 Newsletter [PDF]   
  Dykstra & Company's 2nd issue of their newsletter called the Bulletin. This is our Fall 2009 issue. In it you'll read our latest announcements as well as some relevant legal articles surrounding the holiday season.
• Dykstra & Company Spring 2009 Newsletter [PDF]   
  Dykstra & Company, Abbotsford lawyers serving Vancouver to Chilliwack and Mission to White Rock in British Columbia - presents its free June 2009 newsletter about the Abbotsford-based law firm whose practice areas are ICBC claims, Criminal law (DUI, assaults, drug-related charges and other crimes), WorkSafe BC, and family law.

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General:

• What Must Prosecutor Prove When Charged With a Crime In BC?   
• Legal Articles Written by BC Lawyers   

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