OFFICE: 905-598-5000 URGENT: 416-564-8257 ADDRESS: 750 Scarlett Road, Toronto ON M9P 2V1
MISSISSAUGA
VIOLENT CRIME LAWYER
Why Choose Andrew?
Andrew Edgar's attention to detail and zealous dedication to those he defends has achieved a multitude of case dismissals, withdrawals, and ‘not guilty’ verdicts for his many clients.
What is a Violent Crime
Violent crimes can vary from relatively minor assaults to murder. They also include assault bodily harm, assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, uttering threats, sexual assault, firearms offences and robbery.
At times, while investigating these matters, the police will fail to obtain statements from everyone who witnessed the event and potentially have evidence that is helpful to the individual that is charged. As well, in this day and age, there is often surveillance video in the place of the occurrence that may not be kept indefinitely (many places in fact only keep surveillance video for a maximum of 30 days). Given the potential for lost evidence that can be helpful to the individual that is charged, it is important to take steps to obtain and preserve this evidence at the earliest possible occasion.
In other situations, these charges will often involve one person’s word against another’s. It is important to keep in mind that all criminal charges have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In situations where a supposed ‘victim’ tells a version of events and the person charged testifies to another version, it is often very difficult for a judge to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the version told by the supposed ‘victim’ is the truth. Therefore, it is often possible to raise a doubt about what occurred and secure a verdict of not guilty in these types of offences.
For a FREE Consultation to discuss the next step in your defence, please contact our office at 905-598-5000. If your matter is urgent please call 416-564-8257 and we will get back to you promptly.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
When I met with Andrew I felt very comfortable and he put me at ease. My life was on the line and other lawyers that I met didn’t seem to understand that. Andrew explained what was going on every step of the way and he was very easy to get along with. Ultimately, he managed to get the prosecutors to drop the charges against me and I cannot thank him enough.
— S.T