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Started by Marcos
Sat, 08 Nov 2003 06:56
Assault charges
Author: Marcos
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 06:56
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 06:56
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Five days ago me and my wife had an argument which quickly escalated and I end up loosing my temper and "head butting" her. At the end she had a bump and I had a bump in our foreheads. That night she slept in a separate room and refused to talk to me. The next day we said sorry to each other, and everything was forgotten and forgiven. While we were hugging and crying on each other shoulders she got a phone call, then she told me that she went to the police station and that they wanted to "talk" to me. The cop called me later the same day and told me to come to see him, we agreed that I would come the next day after work. He read me my rights and made me sign some papers, including one that saying that I should stay away from my house, my kids and my wife until the court day (6 weeks from now), if I get caught with her I go to jail. I went to the court house to have the bail condition amended, my wife went to the court house to have the bail condition amended. Today she got a visit from a lady from Children's Aid Society and Victim Crisis Assistance Referral Service. We have 2 kids in common, and have been living together for 7 years, now legally I can't be with her or I go to jail. She is sorry for going to the police but she can't drop the charges. I was charged under section 266, assault-level 1-cc-dual. For what I saw on the internet I can get anywhere from 6 months/$2000 fine to 5 years. I feel very confused by all of this and very concerned about our future. She does not work, so I am the sole income in the house, we have a mortgage, credit card payments, bill payments...you name it...if I loose a week of work we go bankrupt. When I look up the charges this is what comes up: 266. Every one who commits an assault is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. R.S., c. C-34, s. 245; 1972, c. 13, s. 21; 1974-75-76, c. 93, s. 22; 1980-81-82-83, c. 125, s. 19. on another web site (lawyers site) http://www.criminal-lawyer.on.ca/penalty-violence.html it shows as if this section of the penal code has a discharge available. Can anyone tell me what should I do? How can my wife help me? What steps can I take or who can I see? (a lawyer would be a very obvious answer). I feel that in this particular case the law is not helping at all, what happened was a moments thing and all she wanted is to scare me at the moment, she had no idea of the consequences when reporting a domestic assault. Now we want to be together (and we are together, as a matter of fact she is sleeping next to me...) but the law will punish me if they find this.
Re: Assault charges
Author: Nomen Nescio
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 13:10
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 13:10
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"Marcos" <1@hotmail.com> writes:
>Five days ago me and my wife had an argument which quickly escalated and I
>end up loosing my temper and "head butting" her. At the end she had a bump
>and I had a bump in our foreheads. That night she slept in a separate room
fuck her, the stupid bitch. quit your job, let the house be
sold off,don't pay the credit cards, declare bankurptcy, let
the cunt starve in the cold, that'll teach her a good lesson
about
"violence." stupid cunt.
you sound like an asshole and I don't actually believe your story.
Re: Assault charges
Author: jacinthfish
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:00
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:00
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It's the law. It must therefore be just and should be honored because it is looking out for our own best interest, Right? (This is a sick joke) When laws are changed and moved off their principle foundation, society collapses without exception. Until Law is returned secure and immovable upon its foundation, Justice is not served, Law is not honored, and terrorism can do nothing but prevail. I abide by God's Law independent of all 'legal' treachery. The sum of His Law is: Mar 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Rom 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Rom 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Gal 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. This verse speaks of our society's present state in regards to understanding True Justice: 2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. May God heal and restore US All, Transy "Marcos" <1@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Ns0rb.8481$XDB.7171@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com... > Five days ago me and my wife had an argument which quickly escalated and I > end up loosing my temper and "head butting" her. At the end she had a bump > and I had a bump in our foreheads. That night she slept in a separate room > and refused to talk to me. The next day we said sorry to each other, and > everything was forgotten and forgiven. While we were hugging and crying on > each other shoulders she got a phone call, then she told me that she went to > the police station and that they wanted to "talk" to me. The cop called me > later the same day and told me to come to see him, we agreed that I would > come the next day after work. He read me my rights and made me sign some > papers, including one that saying that I should stay away from my house, my > kids and my wife until the court day (6 weeks from now), if I get caught > with her I go to jail. I went to the court house to have the bail condition > amended, my wife went to the court house to have the bail condition amended. > Today she got a visit from a lady from Children's Aid Society and Victim > Crisis Assistance Referral Service. > We have 2 kids in common, and have been living together for 7 years, now > legally I can't be with her or I go to jail. She is sorry for going to the > police but she can't drop the charges. I was charged under section 266, > assault-level 1-cc-dual. For what I saw on the internet I can get anywhere > from 6 months/$2000 fine to 5 years. I feel very confused by all of this > and very concerned about our future. She does not work, so I am the sole > income in the house, we have a mortgage, credit card payments, bill > payments...you name it...if I loose a week of work we go bankrupt. > When I look up the charges this is what comes up: > 266. Every one who commits an assault is guilty of > > (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not > exceeding five years; or > > (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. > > R.S., c. C-34, s. 245; 1972, c. 13, s. 21; 1974-75-76, c. 93, s. 22; > 1980-81-82-83, c. 125, s. 19. > > on another web site (lawyers site) > http://www.criminal-lawyer.on.ca/penalty-violence.html it shows as if this > section of the penal code has a discharge available. Can anyone tell me > what should I do? How can my wife help me? What steps can I take or who can > I see? (a lawyer would be a very obvious answer). I feel that in this > particular case the law is not helping at all, what happened was a moments > thing and all she wanted is to scare me at the moment, she had no idea of > the consequences when reporting a domestic assault. Now we want to be > together (and we are together, as a matter of fact she is sleeping next to > me...) but the law will punish me if they find this. > >
Re: Assault charges
Author: Brett Weiss
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:53
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:53
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What you should do is to speak with a criminal defense attorney. Immediately. And stop posting detailed factual statements on the Internet about a pending criminal case. -- Brett ***************************************************************** * Personal Injury/Malpractice Bankruptcy * * * * BRETT WEISS, P.C. * * Attorneys at Law * * Maryland, D.C. and Federal Bars * * lawyer@erols.com * * http://www.erols.com/lawyer * * * * Small Business Estates & Estate Planning * ***************************************************************** The Small Print: This response is for discussion purposes only. It isn't meant to be legal advice and you shouldn't treat it as such. If you want legal advice, speak with a local lawyer familiar with your state's laws who can review *all* of the facts and the law applicable to your situation. ***************************************************************** "Marcos" <1@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Ns0rb.8481$XDB.7171@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com... > Five days ago me and my wife had an argument which quickly escalated and I > end up loosing my temper and "head butting" her. At the end she had a bump > and I had a bump in our foreheads. That night she slept in a separate room > and refused to talk to me. The next day we said sorry to each other, and > everything was forgotten and forgiven. While we were hugging and crying on > each other shoulders she got a phone call, then she told me that she went to > the police station and that they wanted to "talk" to me. The cop called me > later the same day and told me to come to see him, we agreed that I would > come the next day after work. He read me my rights and made me sign some > papers, including one that saying that I should stay away from my house, my > kids and my wife until the court day (6 weeks from now), if I get caught > with her I go to jail. I went to the court house to have the bail condition > amended, my wife went to the court house to have the bail condition amended. > Today she got a visit from a lady from Children's Aid Society and Victim > Crisis Assistance Referral Service. > We have 2 kids in common, and have been living together for 7 years, now > legally I can't be with her or I go to jail. She is sorry for going to the > police but she can't drop the charges. I was charged under section 266, > assault-level 1-cc-dual. For what I saw on the internet I can get anywhere > from 6 months/$2000 fine to 5 years. I feel very confused by all of this > and very concerned about our future. She does not work, so I am the sole > income in the house, we have a mortgage, credit card payments, bill > payments...you name it...if I loose a week of work we go bankrupt. > When I look up the charges this is what comes up: > 266. Every one who commits an assault is guilty of > > (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not > exceeding five years; or > > (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. > > R.S., c. C-34, s. 245; 1972, c. 13, s. 21; 1974-75-76, c. 93, s. 22; > 1980-81-82-83, c. 125, s. 19. > > on another web site (lawyers site) > http://www.criminal-lawyer.on.ca/penalty-violence.html it shows as if this > section of the penal code has a discharge available. Can anyone tell me > what should I do? How can my wife help me? What steps can I take or who can > I see? (a lawyer would be a very obvious answer). I feel that in this > particular case the law is not helping at all, what happened was a moments > thing and all she wanted is to scare me at the moment, she had no idea of > the consequences when reporting a domestic assault. Now we want to be > together (and we are together, as a matter of fact she is sleeping next to > me...) but the law will punish me if they find this. > >
Re: Assault charges
Author: wg bradley
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 18:22
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 18:22
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Marcos you need to talk to a criminal lawyer in your city right away. Nothing I tell you here is legal advice, just information, k? You should completely disregard anything I tell you that conflicts with what your lawyer tells you, because I have been out of the biz for quite a while. The good news is that you are misreading the statute with regard to punishment. This is an offence that gives the Crown the option to proceed summarily (summary offence) or by indictment (indictable offence). If the facts are exactly as you present them and you have no previous similar convictions the odds are overwhelming that the Crown will proceed summarily (the less serious route), because as assaults go this is definitely on the low end of the scale. Summary first offence domestic assault cases have no minimum punishment, and typically result in a fine, probation, and an anger management course (or something like that). One of the things you signed is a recognizance or promise to appear (this allows you to walk out of the police station, rather than be released by a judge), the conditions of this promise being that you stay away from the family home etc. **Whatever you do, do not disobey this...do not compound your problems**. Your lawyer can go to the Crown lawyer right away and possibly get an agreement to less onerous terms, which will be then be immediately presented to a judge for his approval "by consent". If the Crown refuses to loosen the terms your lawyer can still make a court application on short notice to get a judge to do so. Of course you will need your wife's support at a minimum to get this done. The other thing to understand is that these conditions are "pre-trial" conditions on your release from custody. If you are prepared to accept responsibility for your actions you can plead guilty at your first appearance (only on the advice of your lawyer!) and be sentenced right there or very shortly thereafter. This is a case where the conditions of your recognizance might be worse than the sentence. Anyway, the point of all this is just to tell you: 1) that things aren't as bad as they might seem 2) you really should get a criminal lawyer right away; it won't cost all that much. Good Luck. "Marcos" <1@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Ns0rb.8481$XDB.7171@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com... > Five days ago me and my wife had an argument which quickly escalated and I > end up loosing my temper and "head butting" her. At the end she had a bump > and I had a bump in our foreheads. That night she slept in a separate room > and refused to talk to me. The next day we said sorry to each other, and > everything was forgotten and forgiven. While we were hugging and crying on > each other shoulders she got a phone call, then she told me that she went to > the police station and that they wanted to "talk" to me. The cop called me > later the same day and told me to come to see him, we agreed that I would > come the next day after work. He read me my rights and made me sign some > papers, including one that saying that I should stay away from my house, my > kids and my wife until the court day (6 weeks from now), if I get caught > with her I go to jail. I went to the court house to have the bail condition > amended, my wife went to the court house to have the bail condition amended. > Today she got a visit from a lady from Children's Aid Society and Victim > Crisis Assistance Referral Service. > We have 2 kids in common, and have been living together for 7 years, now > legally I can't be with her or I go to jail. She is sorry for going to the > police but she can't drop the charges. I was charged under section 266, > assault-level 1-cc-dual. For what I saw on the internet I can get anywhere > from 6 months/$2000 fine to 5 years. I feel very confused by all of this > and very concerned about our future. She does not work, so I am the sole > income in the house, we have a mortgage, credit card payments, bill > payments...you name it...if I loose a week of work we go bankrupt. > When I look up the charges this is what comes up: > 266. Every one who commits an assault is guilty of > > (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not > exceeding five years; or > > (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction. > > R.S., c. C-34, s. 245; 1972, c. 13, s. 21; 1974-75-76, c. 93, s. 22; > 1980-81-82-83, c. 125, s. 19. > > on another web site (lawyers site) > http://www.criminal-lawyer.on.ca/penalty-violence.html it shows as if this > section of the penal code has a discharge available. Can anyone tell me > what should I do? How can my wife help me? What steps can I take or who can > I see? (a lawyer would be a very obvious answer). I feel that in this > particular case the law is not helping at all, what happened was a moments > thing and all she wanted is to scare me at the moment, she had no idea of > the consequences when reporting a domestic assault. Now we want to be > together (and we are together, as a matter of fact she is sleeping next to > me...) but the law will punish me if they find this. > >
Re: Assault charges
Author: Stephen Jenuth
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 01:36
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 01:36
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In can.legal Marcos <1@hotmail.com> wrote: > http://www.criminal-lawyer.on.ca/penalty-violence.html it shows as if this > section of the penal code has a discharge available. Can anyone tell me > what should I do? How can my wife help me? What steps can I take or who can > I see? (a lawyer would be a very obvious answer). Its the obvious answer. And the only answer. I could tell you what I would do in Calgary in your situation, but that is not going to help you a wit. Indeed, I looked at the responses which have been provided and much of the information is wrong, knowingly or otherwise. There are lots of people selling snake oil, and you should not buy any. > I feel that in this > particular case the law is not helping at all, what happened was a moments > thing and all she wanted is to scare me at the moment, she had no idea of > the consequences when reporting a domestic assault. Consequences of being charged with an offence are serious, conviction is even more. See someone who can help you. At the risk of giving you advice, you appear to have been released by an "Officer in Charge" on conditions. Those conditions can be changed by a judge. You need to get a lawyer to get you before a judge in an appropriate way, and to have a new "show cause" hearing. You also need someone to avoid anything really bad happening with the local equivilent of child welfare. They take the position that a woman who does not protect her children from domestic violence is not a fit person to have children. The children could be apprehended. You need to get some good advice, fast. > Now we want to be > together (and we are together, as a matter of fact she is sleeping next to > me...) but the law will punish me if they find this. LET ME GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE: LEAVE NOW, AND DO NOT RETURN UNTIL THE RELEASE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. AT PRESENT YOU LEAVE YOURSELF OPEN TO ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS GIVENING YOUR WIFE A CHANCE TO HAVE YOU ARRESTED ANYTIME. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. YOU COULD ACTUALLY FIND YOURSELF IN JAIL OVER IT, AND THAT IS NOT VERY PLEASANT. GET THE HELL OUT!!!!!! -- Best regards, Stephen Jenuth (jenuths@homacjen.ab.ca) Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. pgp/gpg public key available at http://www.keyserver.net
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