R. v. KMK

(Cochrane, P.C. - Impaired Driving/At-Over80). David Chow is a full service Cochrane criminal lawyer. Though David's main office is located in Calgary, he is resident of the town of Cochrane who offers full criminal law and roadside sanctions services.  KMK was charged with impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle blood alcohol equal to or exceeding the legal limit. KMK was not unlike so many person's charged with DUI -- an individual without a prior criminal record. What made KMK's case more troubling is that the Prosecution continued pressing the case (like so many people), even though KMK's situation would have been dealt by roadside sanctions had the administrative penalty regime been active at the time of charge. Cases like KMK set up the real possibility of distinctly different treatment for minor impaired driving offences charged prior the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act; meaning one person is at risk of a criminal record, where others are not. KMK was a very minor situation.  KMK's case was withdrawn due to Charter and witness issue on the day of trial.  Defending a criminal case sometimes requires the accused to press the matter to trial. David Chow is an Alberta criminal lawyer who understands the dynamics of Canada's arguably broken criminal justice system.