Gary Christopher Fowler

Darren Roth was charged with assault with a weapon (bottle), assault with a weapon (glass), and aggravated assault arising from a bar fight.

The second count was withdrawn by Crown counsel.

The court found the self-defence claim lacked an "air of reality" as the accused's subjective belief of threat was not reasonably held.

The court found the accused guilty of assault with a weapon (bottle) and the included offence of assault causing bodily harm, but not guilty of aggravated assault, as the complainant's injuries did not meet the threshold for wounding, maiming, disfigurement, or endangering life.

The accused was charged with 13 offences arising from a domestic relationship with a young woman.

The Crown withdrew four charges and proceeded on five counts: common assault, two counts of assault with a weapon (knife and door), assault causing bodily harm, and unlawful confinement.

The trial involved extensive evidence of a pattern of physical and emotional abuse, isolation, drug manipulation, and threats.

The court found the complainant's evidence credible and compelling, rejecting defence arguments based on myths and stereotypes about domestic violence victims.

The court convicted on all five remaining counts.

The applicant, John Porter, facing charges of accessing child pornography, brought a motion alleging violations of his rights under sections 7 and 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

He sought the exclusion of evidence seized under a search warrant and a stay of proceedings due to pre-charge delay.

The court dismissed the section 8 claim, finding the search warrant validly issued despite a significant time lapse between the alleged offence and the warrant's execution, distinguishing the case from R. v. Morelli.

The court also dismissed the section 7 claim, concluding that the pre-charge delay was justified by police prioritization of higher-risk cases and did not constitute an abuse of process or impair the applicant's ability to make full answer and defence.

The accused was charged with resist arrest, dangerous driving, failure to stop at the scene of an accident, and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by a drug.

The incident began when the accused's vehicle struck a parked van in a parking lot, propelling it into a third vehicle.

After being told by bystanders not to leave, the accused reversed his vehicle rapidly and fled the scene, driving erratically down Dundas Street at excessive speeds and weaving through traffic.

He was eventually stopped by an off-duty police officer and arrested.

During arrest, he physically resisted police officers.

The court found the accused guilty on all counts, rejecting his testimony and accepting the evidence of multiple witnesses and police officers regarding his bizarre behaviour, erratic driving, and impairment by drugs.