Lawyer UP CanadaRichmond Hill, ON · February 27, 2023Sexual Assault
J.R. was convicted of sexual assault involving a young man, and was represented by another lawyer at a sentencing hearing in which the Crown was seeking jail time. Three days before his sentencing decision, J.R. hired LAWYER UP to review the sentencing hearing for an appeal. We identified new mitigating factors not raised by the previous lawyer at the sentencing hearing, and successfully argued an application to reopen the sentencing hearing so the judge could hear the new evidence.
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