The Common Penalties For Shoplifting

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Edward Prutschi, Criminal Lawyer with Adler Bytensky Prutschi Shikhman Barristers, explains the common penalties for shoplifting. If you, or someone you care about, is dealing with criminal law issues in the Toronto,Ontario Region, contact Adler Bytensky Prutschi Shikhman for a consultation. This podcast is taken from a January 2008 interview with Ed Prutschi, Criminal Lawyer [...]

The Penalties For An Impaired Driving Charge Or Conviction

If a person is charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, or with impaired care and control, Alberta traffic law automatically suspends the operator’s license for 90 days. However, there is a grace period. The police take away your driver’s license, the plastic card, and they cut it up right there at the roadside. [...]

What Are The Mandatory Penalties For Drunk Driving Charges

If you are found guilty of Impaired Driving or Over 80 or a Refusal, you are subject to minimal penalties. In drunk driving, because there is a mandatory minimum penalty, other penalties are not negotiable. The mandatory minimums are essentially the same throughout the country. First Offence When found guilty of a first offense, the [...]