Overall, the crime rate in Calgary is plunging, so the fact that the rate of violent crimes in Calgary is on the rise may come as a surprise.

After being charged with a crime in Calgary, you are entitled to a fair trial to determine whether or not your are guilty in the eyes of the law.

Defence lawyers play a crucial role in the enforcement of the law in Calgary.

This is the fourth article in a series describing the basics of criminal defence cases as they make their way from law enforcement through the Calgary courts.

Being accused of a crime in Calgary is a scary thing.

Buying and selling on online classified sites like Craigslist can be nerve wracking.

When you've been arrested by the Calgary Police or charged with a crime in the Calgary courts, your world has been suddenly thrust into chaos.

In a bid to join the mobile wave and help make Calgary safer, the Calgary Police have released an app to give citizens and visitors a better way to access…

This is Part 3 of an ongoing article series describing criminal defence law in Calgary, and what you can expect as your defence case progresses.

When you're charged with a crime in the Calgary area, it's typical to feel like "the law" and the entire criminal justice system is against you.

After reporting the potential sale of stolen goods in the lane behind his house, a Calgary senior citizen was reportedly pulled from his truck, bitten by a Calgary Police Service…

In Part 1 of this article, we learned that a Calgary criminal defence lawyer's job is about protecting everyone's rights after they've been accused of a crime, not necessarily criminal…

Criminal defence lawyers and police officers, in Calgary and throughout the world, are often depicted as standing opposed to each other.

Understanding the job of a Calgary criminal defence lawyer is easier said than done.

Impaired driving charges or DUIs remain one of the most common offences in the Calgary area, with more than a thousand DUI charges brought each year just by the Calgary…

A local Calgary retailer thinks it's caught a criminal and decided to play detective and prosecutor all at once.

Last week, Nebraska's legislature passed a law abolishing the death penalty, overriding a veto by the governor of that state and ensuring that the ten people currently on "death row"…

Canada has not executed a prisoner for over fifty years, and the death penalty has been abolished for almost all crimes in Canada since 1976 (with the last few remaining…

Most people in Calgary will go their entire lives without being accused of a real crime, not counting minor traffic infractions.

Bill C-51, the controversial "anti-terror" legislation that many Calgarians and Canadians see as a severe encroachment on the privacy and civil liberties of the nation's citizens and guests, recently passed…

Having recently passed the House of Commons by a huge margin, the innocuous-sounding Bill C-51 seems almost guaranteed to be voted into law, and the result could be the diminishment…

In an article posted last week, I explained the basic differences between a Calgary DUI charge resulting in administrative penalties, and the more serious criminal penalties that cam come with…

This article provided a brief overview of the difference between administrative and criminal DUI charges and penalties in Calgary. In short, a BAC (blood alcohol content) between .

Many people assume that because I'm a defence lawyer here in Calgary, I'm automatically opposed to laws that criminalize my clients' behavior, and that I'm always at odds with Calgary…