Appealing A Provincial Offences Act Conviction

by Colleen McKeown | May 10, 2020 | Uncategorized

How To Appeal Your Provincial Offences Act Conviction or Sentence in Toronto, Ontario.

Are you looking to hire a lawyer to appeal your Provincial Offences Act conviction or sentence in Toronto, Ontario or elsewhere in the Greater Toronto Area? This article is intended to provide general information about appealing your conviction or the sentence you received.

Follow this link for information about the criminal appeal process if you are looking to appeal your criminal conviction or overturn your criminal sentence. If you would like to speak to one of the appeal lawyers at Daniel Brown Law to get legal advice about appealing your conviction or sentence for a provincial offence, call (416) 297-7200 to schedule a consultation. 

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Your Right to Speak With a Lawyer After You Are Arrested: What You Need to Know.

by Colleen McKeown | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized

Under section 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, everyone who has been arrested by the police on a criminal charge has the “right to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right”. Police have to tell you that you can speak to a lawyer – but do they have any other obligations? Do they have to help you contact a lawyer? Do they have to help you contact your lawyer? The answer is: yes. (more…)