Calgary Criminal Lawyer David Chow

Break and Enter / Home Invasion

(403) 452-8018

home invasion LAWYER | CALGARY

DEFENDING home invasion CASES SINCE 2005

FREE CONSULTATION: (403) 452-8018

a calgary defence lawyer who has successfully defended notorious home invasion cases.


Break and Enter occurs whenever a person intentionally enters a premises for the purpose of committing an offence.  For example, break and enter to commit assault or break and enter to commit theft.  Break and Enter -- especially into a dwelling house -- is considered a serious offence because the act violates the home sanctuary. In short, people need to feel safe in the places they occupy. 

Home invasion is one of the most serious violent crimes recognized in our criminal law. The distinction between a home invasion and an ordinary break and enter is that a home invasion has an element of violence.  In Canada, break and enter is considered to be a serious invasion of the privacy interests of citizens who are entitled to exist within the security of their own home sanctuary. If the offence involves violence, and is thus a home invasion, the Alberta Court of Appeal has established 8 years in a Federal Penitentiary as the starting point sentence. 

With this in mind, it is critical that you successfully defend any break and enter or home invasion allegation. David Chow is a Calgary defence lawyer who has successfully defended the entire spectrum of break and enter cases. He has been trial counsel in serious home invasion cases involving firearms and violence.  He represents clients throughout Alberta, including Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Calgary and Cochrane.  

Call 403.452.8018 for a free telephone consultation.

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R. v. L.E.K.

R. v. L.E.K.

(Calgary, P. C. ).   An Alberta judge once said that it doesn't matter whether the facts are on your side, or whether the law is on your side, or whether you think you have a great argument or all of the above. None of it matters if you can't convince your trial judge that you are right. ...
R. v. L.C.

R. v. L.C.

(Airdrie, P. C. ). David Chow secured a verdict of not guilty for break-and-enter in a domestic violence case where the client was accused of breaking and entering for the purpose of committing an indictable offence.   For more information about break and enter and other offences call Airdrie criminal lawyer, David Chow. ...
R. v. G.W.

R. v. G.W.

(Calgary Q. B. ) Home invasion and firearm charges were stayed by the Crown. There were witness issues and a Charter Notice filed by the accused.   Courts across Canada, including the Alberta Court of Appeal have established some of the harshest starting point sentence for home invasion. In Alberta, the starting point is 8 years in jail. ...
R. v. G.W.

R. v. G.W.

(Calgary P. C. J. )  The accused was charged with a serious home invasion. The charges were stayed. The accused’s defence centered around eyewitness identification along with witness credibility and reliability.   This was actually one of two home invasion cases that was successfully defended by Calgary criminal lawyer, David Chow. ...
R. v. A.V.

R. v. A.V.

(Calgary, Q. B. ).  Charged with murder? You need a serious criminal defence lawyer. David Chow is a former Calgary crown prosecutor who has defended the entire spectrum of criminal charge. He has successfully secured verdicts of "not guilty" in homicide cases. David is of a handful of Calgary criminal lawyers who can properly defend a homicide. ...
R. v. C.E. et al

R. v. C.E. et al

(Alta. Q. B. ).  C. E. was charged with break and enter with intent to commit robbery (home invasion) and theft.   After a week of trial before a Court of Queen’s Bench Justice, C. E. was acquitted of all charges. ...