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H.S. was in Canada on a student visa from India. H.S. and other fellow students became involved in a large fight. Mr. John Navarrete was retained. Mr. Navarrete worked with counsel for the other accused and conducted various Judicial Pretrials and Crown Pretrials in the courthouse in Barrie. After reviewing the disclosure, Mr. Navarrete was able to show that the evidence against H.S. showed that it would be difficult for the Crown to prove that H.S. actively participated in any fight or that he was a party to any offence. As a result, the charges against H.S. were withdrawn and he entered into a peace bond.
M.A. was charged with a sexual assault against an alleged client of M.A. The accused was a real estate agent and any criminal conviction would result in M.A. losing his professional license. M.A. retained Mr. John Navarrete for his charges out of Newmarket. Mr. Navarrete was able to show the Crown, with the help of the client’s text messages, that any sexual activity was consensual. The charges against M.A. were ultimately stayed by the Crown.
The accused was going through a volatile divorce with his wife involving child custody issues, spousal support and division of property. In that context, DR was charged with various accounts of assault over the course of his marriage. Given DR’s occupation in any conviction would be catastrophic for him. DR retained Mr. John Navarrete. Mr. Navarrete reviewed all of the materials in the family law proceedings and realized numerous crucial major inconsistencies. Mr. Navarrete conducted a Crown Pretrial with the Crown Attorney’s Office in Newmarket. Mr. Navarrete then put together a package of materials for the Crown’s review including various documents and affidavits. The charges against DR were withdrawn at the request of the Crown.
Like many individuals, NS did not get along with his father-in-law. And during the pandemic, his father-in-law moved into his residence with his family. This new domestic situation led to various verbal arguments. One incident led to NS being charged with assault. The accused retained Mr. John Navarrete to assist him with his charges out of Newmarket. Mr. Navarrete reviewed the disclosure and had the client perform anger management, and volunteering. Despite the strong Crown case, Mr. Navarrete was able to convince the Crown that NS was not an individual that was a danger to society and that a prosecution in this case was not in the public interest. Charges against NS were withdrawn, and NS entered into a peace bond.
The accused was on a student visa from India. Unfortunately, K.S. became involved in a large fight with numerous other students. K.S. future in Canada was in jeopardy. K.S. retained Mr. John Navarrete. Mr. Navarrete reviewed the disclosure and conducted various Judicial Pretrials and Crown Pretrials in Barrie. Mr. Navarrete was able to show the Crown’s office in Barrie that the evidence seemed to suggest that K.S. was defending himself on their own witness statements. In the end, K.S. entered into a peace bond and his criminal charges were withdrawn at the request of the Crown.
The female accused was charged with domestic assault out of Old City Hall. She retained Mr. John Navarrete. Upon reviewing the disclosure, it became clear to Mr. Navarrete that his client was not the aggressor. Mr. Navarrete conducted a meeting with the Crown’s Office and the charges against SZ were withdrawn for no reasonable prospect of conviction.
MF was charged with assault, unlawful confinement, threats and fail to comply. The allegations involved his common law partner. M.F. retained defence counsel John Navarrete. Mr. Navarrete spoke with the accused and discovered that the allegations arose from an intimate encounter involving his common law partner and BDSM sex. Mr. Navarrete worked with counsel for the complainant and had several meetings with the Crown’s office in North York and the charges were ultimately withdrawn.
The accused and his ex-wife got into an argument over their relationship and the children. The wife alleged that over a year ago, the accused had assaulted her on Canda’s Day. She did not report it for over a year. Mr. Navarrete was retained by BM and reviewed the family law documents. Mr. Navarrete subsequently provided to the Crown at Old City Hall various family law documents and client documents, on a without prejudice basis, in order for the Crown to assess their case. BM entered into a peace bond and the charges against him were withdrawn at the request of the Crown.
YZ was charged with Mischief Under $5,000 arising from an alleged argument with his girlfriend. The Crown alleged that YZ had damaged his girlfriend’s phone in a fit of rage and jealousy. YZ retained John Navarrete. Mr. Navarrete asked YZ to complete private anger management counseling and to ensure the broke cell phone was repaired or replaced. Mr. Navarrete also obtained numerous character reference letters and provided them and the counseling report to the Crown in Newmarket. The charges against YZ were withdrawn at the request of the Crown.
AS was an older gentleman who is alleged to have gotten into an argument with his girlfriend. AS denied any wrongdoing and advised Mr. Navarrete, his counsel, that his girlfriend suffered from some mental health issues. It was these mental health issues that ended their relationship. AS completed anger management counseling, alcohol counseling and Mr. Navarrete provided the completion certificates and reports to the Crown at Old City Hall. In addition, Mr. Navarrete provided to the Crown numerous screen shots and messages that were left on AS’s home phone answering machine and cell phone which demonstrated harassing behaviour on the part of the complainant. Charges against AS were withdrawn and he entered into a common law peace bond.
Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results and that the amount recovered and other litigation outcomes will vary according to the facts in individual cases.
