The applicant brought a certiorari application to quash his committal for trial on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and aggravated assault, arguing the preliminary inquiry judge committed jurisdictional errors.
The applicant had brandished a firearm during a domestic dispute, causing the complainant to flee down a staircase and break her ankle.
The Superior Court of Justice dismissed the application, finding that the preliminary inquiry judge made no jurisdictional errors, as there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to infer the weapon had been concealed and that the applicant's actions were a significant contributing cause to the complainant's injuries with objective foreseeability of the risk of bodily harm.