I have a legal case open in Toronto for Assault With a Deadly Weapon (My shoe) - HELP!?
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I would contact the proper authorities(DA or equivalent) in Toronto. Write them a letter. I expect they'd like to resolve it also. Perhaps there is a nolo contendre plea there. Good luck. \n\n ps..I loved your answer to the young bride with the mother wanting to move in! Cheers
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Call the police.  Even if it'll make U a suspect, U can't be charged with a crime until enough evidence has been gathered to prove your innocence (or your guilt).  Most importantly, be ready to testify as a witness @ the stand or have a good attorney represent U and support your case if someone tries to frame U.  Anything could happen and U need to be prepared for these uneventful cases.
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Has the case gone to trial?  If so, it will be on microfilm at the Court house where the trial took place.  If the case was never solved then the police have the information and they may or may not release it to you.\n\nGood Luck and Take Care
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hey, you need to get your self a lawyer as soon as you can. The police have admitted their mistake which shows they are liable. which if you do go to court a result will happen.\n\nwith the whole case of the death threats, did you know even a death threat is an arrestable offence now? theyve got the CCTV tapes which you could use as evidence for an harrassment charge. \n\nthats completely horrible and i really feel bad for you... but i seriously suggest you get in contact with an advisor, try  going to your citizens advice beuro in your local town or city as they can provide a solicitor for you for free if you have a case... they also have advisors there so they can tell you more about it and whether or not you should invest yourself in getting a reputable solicitor. id get down there as soon as possible and file your case as the longer you leave it the less likely the judge is to take you seriously.\n\ngood luck with it and i hope you get it sorted out. but seriously go there first and they can advice you in near enough everything\n\ngood luck again, i hope justice is on your side, oh and even if your partner doesnt let you see your kids id go to there school or something as they finish and give them their christmas card to them as if you send it throug the post it mite get "lost" before it reaches them...\n\nhope you found that useful...\n\nx
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Contact your local law enforcement agency.  I.e. police, sheriff, Mountie, etc.
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Call around - get a lawyer who handles this and spend $50 with them to see if you have a case.  If you do they WILL TELL YOU !
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The question to ask yourself is: "Are you authorized to carry a baton in the work place". Your use of it seems reasonable. If he was willing to attack an armed security guard, then he certainly was capable of knocking down or charging through a clerk, who may have confronted him for shop lifting, as he made his way towards an exit. Thus Turing a shop lifting charge in to robbery through force or fear charge. \n\nIt is presumptuous of you to allege that he was cracked out. And it makes you seem unprofessional to describe him in a manner you can not back up. You need to come up with better words which describe his demeanor and actions IE. disoriented, aggressive, or just say he APPEARED to be on drugs or describe other behavior associated with theft from the store which justifies your asking him to leave. You can defend appearance but not an allegation of being cracked out. \n\nIt is important how you word things. If you say something you can't defend, then everything you did after that which you can't defend is drawn in to question. The focus shifts from him having to defend his action to you having to defend yours. You become the one on trial. IE. the Simpson case \n\nIt is a situation wherein you end up asking yourself once you are fired how did I start off being on the side of right and end up being in the side of wrong. You never want your solution to a problem to be worse than the original problem.\n\nAnd if you are not authorized to carry a baton. You are in a world of hurt and need to hire an attorney OF YOUR OWN immeadiatly who is going to tell you to get off this web site and shut your mouth. Because there is at least the appearance of guilt by the uncertainty of the question you posed, which could hurt you if it was entered into as evidence. \n\nIn a courtroom situation you will want to appear confident and certain the action you took was unquestionablly reasonable and  portionable to the threat you encountered. \n\nI give you the benefit of the doubt that your feelings of uncomftability are from having to go farther in your job responsibilities than previously asked of you. Simualar to the feeling a police officer may experience when he has to fire his service revoulver. \n\nThe spell checker isn't working. I don't have time to go through and make all the corrections. You can either accept my advise as it appears or disregard it altogether.
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You would call the police.  They are the ones that lay the charges.   We see American TV shows where the DA is involved in investigating the case - that doesn't happen in Canada.  The Crown Prosecutors just handle the court case.\n\nIt may be that the police refuse to lay charges - if they don't feel you have enough evidence to convict.  In that case, you could talk to a civil litigation lawyer about suing.
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You may get a p.i. to launch the initial investigation. After evidence tends to prove murder, then you and p.i. go to police. If nothing is done, pay for newspaper to publish your facts, put pressure on law enforcement. Later if necessary got to city council meeting. If that doesn't work go mildly raise hell to the mayor with press present. I offer this advise to Honor the memory of your friend. Murder did happen! You friend's Soul is crying out for justice. You both have my sympathy and goodwill!Randy
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Talk to the local Bar Association.  Ask for the names of Defense Lawyers that specialize in the type of case you are looking at.  A good defense lawyer in murder cases might not be as strong in armed-robbery cases.\n\nOnce you get the list, start comparing win / loss records.  Also check to see if the lawyer plea bargins a large share of their cases.  Finally, worry about what you can afford to pay the lawyer's fees.
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It can't be handled in one trial.  Theft is criminal, and malicious prosecution and breach of contract are civil.  The DA won't touch them.  If you don't have a lawyer to bargain with the DA, then your best bet is to sit tight, gather your evidence, and defend yourself at the criminal trial.  If the DA wins, your case may be sunk; but if the DA loses you will be in a better position to sue the witness whom you believe lied.  You can sue in civil court, and you might be able to sue in Small Claims without a lawyer.
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Call lawyer [ ref ] if you cannot afford a lawyer and get a Pro- Bone-O lawyer different states have different laws.\n\nYou can post this in Laws & Ethics maybe some lawyers answering questions from your home town or state.
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Your husband has a good chance of going for a night or two and maybe having a hefty fine too.  It doesn't matter that your husband was hit with a rock first, it is still assault because self defense can not be claimed if you retaliate with more force than is necessary to defend yourself.  Your neighbor will face legal action too though.  If you and your neighbor mutually agree to drop charges then you will both walk away with no action, but chances are that he won't drop charges if you and your husband are wishing to press charges against him... it is a sad fact of how our legal system works.  I can honestly say I would have done the same thing in your husband's shoes, but I'm sorry to bring you this unfortunate reality.
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Caveat:  I am not licensed as either a barrister or solicitor in Canada.\n\n1)  You are apparently a business owner.  Turn the question over to your insurance company and let them deal with the question of liability.  That is what you pay them for.  \n\n2)  You are apparently a business owner:  If someone came into your store, and said "I would like <insert name of your product> for free, what would you think?  I somehow doubt that you would say "sure, take $150 or $200 worth for free".\n     When you ask an attorney, barrister, solicitor, advocate, etc.. for free advice, that is the same thing.  The only thing that a barrister or solicitor has to sell is his/her time and professional expertise.  To answer your question, they need to investigate the facts and then give you an answer that can be relied on.  To do otherwise is professional negligence.\n\nI urge you to contact your local solicitor or barrister, but don't expect free advice.  Free advice is often worth exactly what you pay for it.
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In MS, if they are on your property (not in your house) and you believe your life is in danger, you can use deadly force.  Just make sure you can articulate to the police exacty what made you feel your life was in danger. "The person likes to fight dirty" probably wouldn't hold up in court (unless fighting dirty means with a gun, bomb, molotov cocktail, etc.).\nIt also doesn't spare you from being sued by the person's family for wrongful death.\nIf you already filed a complaint against them, they are also trying to intimidate you as a witness which is a felony in and of itself.
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Unfortunately, no you cannot re-open such a case, not without new evidence. The best you can do is go after your lawyer, but it probably won't help a whole lot.  Very valuable lesson is to be learned here- you were so young when it happened- you body had many changes to go through yet and with Firestone's record, you should have had a clause put in the settlement (or not settled at all) that future consequences of the accident could be claimed.
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Dear Friend,\n\nIt's possible.  You need to have a consultation with a plaintiffs' personal injury lawyer.  Many will give you a free first consultation.\n\nYours in Him,\nFrancesois