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When you call, you get me, not a junior lawyer. We go over what happened, what you've been charged with, and when your first court date is.
By the end of the call you'll know what you're facing, what your options are, and what it would take to fight it. The call is free and you don't owe me anything after it.
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Once I have the Crown's disclosure, I go through all of it: the police reports, witness statements, video, and any statement you gave.
I'm looking for where the case against you doesn't hold together, whether that's a Charter breach, a gap in the evidence, or a witness whose story has changed. Then I build the defence around it.
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Some cases end early, with charges withdrawn, a peace bond, or Alternative Measures, because the Crown sees the problems in its file before a judge does. Others go to trial.
Either way, I handle it from start to finish. If it goes to trial, I'm the one cross-examining the witnesses.
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He has been counsel on homicides, kidnappings, major drug seizures, sexual offences, and the largest fraud in Canadian history, and he defends the charges that fill most of a criminal docket: assault, domestic assault, theft, fraud, drug possession, firearms, and impaired driving.
His approach is the same on every file: read all of the disclosure, find where the Crown's case is weak, and press on it, whether that means a Charter application, a cross-examination that changes a witness's story, or a call to the prosecutor that ends the case before trial.
Cory earned his J.D. at the University of Calgary, articled at Bennett Jones LLP, and spent his early criminal career working alongside Willie deWit, K.C., now a judge of the Alberta Court of Appeal, and Hersh Wolch, K.C., one of Canada's most respected criminal lawyers.
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If you have been charged with one of the following offences, I can help.
A criminal impaired driving charge means a criminal record, a driving prohibition, and consequences that follow you into job applications and border crossings. I've won these at trial by cross-examining officers on their grounds to arrest and by getting breath evidence excluded under the Charter.
IMPAIRED DRIVING / DUI / IRS
DRUG POSSESSION
The line between simple possession and possession for the purpose of trafficking is mostly quantity, and the sentencing gap between them is enormous. Drug cases almost always start with a search, and an unlawful search can end the case.
SEXUAL OFFENCES
Sexual offence allegations carry the heaviest consequences short of homicide: long sentences, registration on the sex offender registry, and a record that never goes away. These cases usually come down to credibility, and I have had charges dismissed by cross-examining complainants on the inconsistencies in their accounts.
ASSAULT
Assault is any intentional application of force without consent, from a shove to a serious injury. Many assault charges come out of arguments where both people were involved and only one was charged. Self-defence and the credibility of the complainant are usually where these cases are won.
FIREARMS CRIMES
Firearms offences under the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act carry long sentences, some with mandatory minimums, and they are usually stacked on top of other charges. How police found the firearm matters as much as the firearm itself.
Domestic assault is charged under the same section as any assault, but it is treated differently at every stage: no-contact conditions that can keep you out of your own home, a Crown policy that makes withdrawal harder, and tougher sentencing. Most of these cases turn on the complainant's account, and that is where I focus.
DOMESTIC ASSAULT
FRAUD
Fraud runs from switching a price tag to a Ponzi scheme, and sentences run just as wide. The Crown has to prove deceit, not just that money moved, and in a document-heavy case there are usually gaps in that proof. I was counsel on the largest fraud prosecution in Canadian history.
Theft under $5,000 is one of the most common charges in Calgary courts, and for a first offence there are usually ways to resolve it without a criminal record, including Alternative Measures. The goal is to get you out with your record clean, and that is what the S.V. case below shows.
THEFT
N.S. was found not guilty on all charges.
A.G. was set to have three trials over the course of two weeks. Cory Wilson was able to have each charge withdrawn and A.G. did not face trial for any of the alleged offences.
At trial, Cory extensively cross-examined the complainant on the multiple inconsistent statements she gave to police.
The trial judge found M.M. not guilty. This was the best possible outcome for the client.
After reviewing the disclosure, it was clear to Cory that the officer breached R.A.’s right to counsel. Cory immediately contacted the Crown who agreed with Cory’s position and withdrew the charges three weeks after R.A. was arrested.
Having charges withdrawn weeks after being charged is the best possible outcome any accused person could hope for.
At trial, Cory cross-examined the arresting officer on her grounds to arrest. The officer testified to a significant number of indicia that would support A.B.’s arrest. During cross-examination, Cory played the in-car video that the officer clearly didn’t know existed. After a lengthy cross-examination, the officer conceded she was mistaken about most of the indicia that she had previously testified as being present.
Cory argued that the officer breached A.B.’s right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. The trial judge agreed with Cory and excluded the breath certificate. A.B. was found not guilty of all charges.
At trial, Cory cross-examined the officer as to his grounds to demand a roadside sample of breath. During cross-examination, the officer conceded he did not inquire if J.B. was the driver of the vehicle or when the driving occurred, both of which are conditions required to form the necessary grounds.
After Cory’s cross-examination, the trial judge said that there was no need for either lawyer to make an argument as it was clear the officer did not have grounds to arrest. A.B. was found not guilty.
A verdict of not guilty was the best possible outcome.
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