R. v. P.R.R.

(Alberta Court of Justice, Calgary - Threats, Assault, Mischief, Breach). PR was charged with common assault, uttering death threats, mischief to property and breaching court orders stemming from allegations with a domestic partner. Though the allegations were many, crossing multiple Informations (charging documents), they were not particularly serious.  PR also had some very sympathetic personal circumstances that mitigated the case in favour of avoiding a criminal record. What hampered PR's case was that there was a history of withdrawals that caused the Crown to adopt the poison that it was not appropriate to resolve in a manner that would see the withdrawal of charges.

The challenge with PR's case is that it took approximately a dozen court appearance over many months to bring about the resolution sought by the defence. PR did a good job during that period engaging in self directed counselling. 

For any accused facing charges in domestic violence court, self directed counselling is almost always a good idea. Even if it does not make a difference with respect to the outcome of the criminal case, the counselling can provide some useful tools to avoid future encounters with the law. In many cases, self directed counselling is the difference between the Crown seeking a criminal record or taking a less severe approach. 

As a result of much work done by the Crown, Defence and the accused, PR benefited from a peace bond, which resulted in the withdrawal of charges.

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