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At Crothers Law, Brian Crothers can handle your defense of
all Criminal Related matters.
If you need a laywer, allow Mr. Crothers to help.
Don't miss work - Mr. Crothers will go to court for you!
Mr. Crothers, with over a decade of experience, will fight for your rights and has a high success rate of helping clients to avoid a permanent criminal record.
Services cover everything from Drug Offences to Illegal Weapons Charges, Fraud, Youth Offenders, DUI, Robbery, Assault and Sexual Offences, in addition to offering consultation on Immigration & Naturalization matters.
Hiring a lawyer can be intimidating to many people. Beside the standard billing practice of an hourly rate, Mr. Crothers is proud to provide a flexible range of options on how to pay your legal fees. Such options include a 'block fee' (a one time fee which covers all legal costs for your case - start to finish), and, payments by 'monthly instalments' (via preauthorized credit card payments). Mr. Crothers will review your entire case, and is able to provide you a fair and accurate cost to defending your legal case before choosing to hire him.
Your peace of mind is ensured with the cost certainty that Mr. Crothers offers for each and every case.
Legal Aid is accepted in limited circumstances. Please inquire.
Some of Mr. Crothers' past cases include:
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PROHIBITED WEAPON charge dismissed after defence motion granted. Motion stated the police conduct was unlawful due to false investigation into alleged ‘gang’ affiliation. Brampton Provincial Court.
FIREARM and COCAINE charges dismissed after trial. Defence successfully argues client had no knowledge of illegal items’ existence in a vehicle he was operating. Client did not have to testify. Brampton Superior Court.
DANGEROUS WEAPON charge dismissed after defence motion granted. Motion stated police conduct violated client’s right to seek lawyer’s advice. Brampton Provincial Court.
FIREARM charges dismissed after trial. Defence cross-examination of police eye-witness revealed untruthful evidence. Brampton Provincial Court.
Client found NOT GUILTY by jury of charges EXTORTION, POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, CARRY CONCEALED WEAPON, and, UTTER THREAT OF BODILY HARM. Defence cross-examination of complainant revealed multiple lies. Client did not have to testify. Toronto Superior Court.
After lengthy negotiations, client received only monetary fine after being charged with CARELESS STORAGE OF FIREARM, CARELESS STORAGE OF AMMUNITION, POSSESSION OF A PROHIBITED FIREARM, and UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, despite initially facing lengthy term of imprisonment. Brampton Provincial Court.
Client charges with POSSESSION OF A RESTRICTED PROHIBITED FIREARM, POSSESSION OF A PROHIBITED WEAPON, TRAFFICKING COCAINE, POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED AMMUNITION, and POSSESSION OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME. After review of search warrant materials used by police to obtain evidence, defence able negotiate with crown the withdrawal of all charges due to insufficiencies of search warrant. Toronto Provincial Court.
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POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING COCAINE charge stayed after defence cross-examination of police witnesses revealed potential perjury. Brampton Superior Court.
TRAFFICKING and PROCEEDS OF CRIME charges withdrawn before trial after negotiations with Prosecution reveal illegal police arrest and search of client. Toronto Provincial Court.
MARIJUANA GROW OPERATION - Client acquitted of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Marijuana, Production of Marijuana, and Theft of Electricity charges after successfully arguing police search warrant was illegal and resulted in breach of client’s privacy rights. Over 300 marijuana plants excluded as evidence. Brampton Superior Court.
POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING MARIJUANA charge dismissed after trial. Defence motion granted to exclude improper police evidence. Brampton Provincial Court.
PRODUCTION OF MARIJUANA and PROCEEDS OF CRIME charges stayed after defence motion granted due to unreasonable delay of trial. Brampton Provincial Court.
POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING MARIJUANA charge withdrawn after client alleged to be caught with substantial number of marijuana plants. Client resolves matter to personal possession of marijuana and received no criminal record. Orangeville Provincial Court.
Client’s charges of POSSESSION OF COCAINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING, as well as POSSESSION OF ECSTACY AND MARIJUANA charges dismissed due to illegal police entry into client’s home with an insufficient search warrant. Orangeville Provincial Court.
POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING COCAINE charge withdrawn after defence motion alleging police misconduct violated client’s right to fundamental justice. Brampton Provincial Court.
Client’s charges of PRODUCTION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, BREACH OF RECOGNIZANE, and POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE dismissed at trial due to police illegally detaining and searching client and his vehicle. Brampton Provincial Court.
All charges, including POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING – COCAINE & PSYLOCIBIN, withdrawn against client due to successful Crown negotiations. Barrie Provincial Court.
Client’s charges of CONSPIRACY TO TRAFFICK and POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING dismissed after successful negotiations with prosecution. Client alleged to have over 50 lbs of marijuana. Toronto Superior Court.
Client acquitted of TRAFFICKING COCAINE and POSSESSION OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME charges after cross examination of police witnesses, including under cover officer who was a party to the alleged trafficking, reveals serious flaws in their testimony. Toronto Superior Court.
Client stopped in vehicle by police and searched. Charged with POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA and POSSESSION OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME. After lengthy correspondence with both provincial and federal crowns, all charges withdrawn. Client had $6,400 (all monies seized from him) returned. Toronto Provincial Court.
Client charged with CONSPIRACY TO TRAFFICK HEROIN, and, IMPORT HEROIN, after RCMP sting at airport results in 9 kg seizure of heroin. After extensive cross examination of key prosecution witness at preliminary hearing, federal crown agrees to withdraw charges against client. Brampton Superior Court.
Client’s acquitted at trial of charges of POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA FOR THE PURPOSE TRAFFICKING and PRODUCTION OF MARIJUANA after defence application that police search warrant used to enter client’s home was illegally obtained. Oshawa Provincial Court.
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Client’s charge of OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLE WITH BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OVER 80 was dismissed after trial. Despite readings of nearly 2 times the legal limit, defence was able to assert that the breathalyzer evidence was unreliable after lengthy cross-examination of police witness. Brampton Provincial Court.
Client acquitted of REFUSE TO PROVIDE BREATH SAMPLE due to defence ability to show breath machine was unreliable. Toronto Provincial Court.
IMPAIRED DRIVING charge stayed after defence motion granted due to unreasonable delay of trial. Toronto Provincial Court.
Client acquitted of REFUSE TO PROVIDE BREATH SAMPLE after defence able to establish at trail police did not have reasonable grounds to legally request breath sample. Guelph Provincial Court.
OVER 80 charge dismissed after defence established police did not collect sample in proper manner. Brampton Provincial Court.
IMPAIRED DRIVING charge withdrawn after defence motion to exclude illegally obtained police evidence. Brampton Provincial Court.
Client found not guilty of REFUSE BREATH SAMPLE charge after trial after defence able to present evidence to establish accused did not intend to refuse police. Newmarket Provincial Court
IMPAIRED DRIVING/OVER 80 charges acquitted after trial. Police alleged client blew twice the legal limit. Barrie Provincial Court.
Client acquitted of charges of IMPAIRED OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE and OVER 80 at trial after successful defence application granted whereby client’s rights to counsel were violated. Scarborough Provincial Court.
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MULTIPLE BANK ROBBERY charges acquitted before a jury after defence motion granted excluding unfair and prejudicial police evidence. Brampton Superior Court.
Youth client charged with ROBBERY along with many co-accused. Due to timely negotiations with crown, client’s charge withdrawn before trial. Brampton Provincial Court.
ROBBERY charges dismissed after defence able to show significant flaws in identification evidence against client. Toronto Superior Court.
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In a Road Rage allegation client was acquitted of ASSAULT and ASSAULT BODILY HARM charges after defence revealed significant flaws in conduct of photo line-up during cross-examination of police and cross-examination of complainant. Toronto Provincial Court.
Client’s charge of ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON withdrawn before trial as defence was able to show complainant’s alleged injury from attack actually existed well before the incident. Brampton Provincial Court.
Client’s charges DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND UTTERING THREATS dismissed at trial. Scarborough Provincial Court.
INTIMIDATION, ASSAULT AND FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT charges acquitted by a jury following defence cross-examination of alleged complainant. Toronto Superior Court.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT charge acquitted before a jury after defence cross-examination of alleged eye-witness. Brampton Superior Court.
Client facing domestic charges of ASSAULT X 2, and, CRIMINAL HARASSMENT. Client acquitted of all charges after trial. Orangeville Provincial Court.
Client charged with ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, POSSESSION OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON, and, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH RECOGNIZANCE. All charges dismissed at trial after defence able to show significant flaws with eye-witness testimony. Brampton Provincial Court.
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Client was acquitted of ATTEMPTED MURDER and various related FIREARM CHARGES, after Superior Court trial before a Judge alone. The Crown Prosecutor brought direct eye-witness evidence from the complainant (including photo line-up identification), and another witness who indicated client had confessed crime. However, defence cross-examination revealed serious errors in complainant’s eye-witness identification and photo line-up identification, and, multiple lies in witness testimony who allegedly heard confession. Toronto Superior Court.
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After client was charged with PERJURY x 2, ATTEMPT FRAUD WITH A VALUE OVER $5000.00, USE FALSE DOCUMENT, his current job and future ability to work were in jeopardy. Despite the Crown seeking a jail sentence and criminal record, defence was able to negotiate a deal where client accepted responsibility for Attempt Fraud with a value under $5000. ALL CHARGES WERE WITHDRAWN, and the client was granted a discharge with community service from the presiding Judge. After this deal, the client had no criminal record and was able to keep his job and retain any future employment prospects. Halton Region Provincial Court.
POSSESSION OF INSTRUMENTS OF FORGERY, and, POSSESSION OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME charges withdrawn after defence able to show illegal police procedure due to entry into client’s home. Brampton Provincial Court.
Client originally charged with FRAUD OVER $5000 and facing lengthy jail sentence. Client able to resolve to lesser charge and received no criminal record. Newmarket Provincial Court.
Client, a postal employee, charged with THEFT OF MAIL X 2 and THEFT OF CREDIT CARD X 2. Client acquitted of all charges after defence cross examination of eye-witness RCMP investigators revealed flaws in their evidence. Toronto Provincial Court.
Client, a university student, charged with POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY. Crown initially seeking jail sentence if convicted. After lengthy negotiations, crown agreed with defence to withdraw charge due to no reasonable prospect of conviction. St. Catherines Provincial Court.
Client alleged to be involved in $200k fraudulent cheque cashing scheme, and facing charges of FRAUD OVER $5000 X 5, UTTERING FORGED DOCUMENT X 4, EXPOSE COUNTERFEIT MARK, POSSESSION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME, and, POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY. After extensive Crown negotiations, all charges withdrawn on eve of trial. Toronto Provincial Court.
Client charged with POSSESSION OF GOVERNMENT COUNTERFEIT MARK and POSSESSION OF FRAUDULENT DOCUMENT. After lengthy negotiations, Crown agreed to withdraw all charges due to no reasonable prospect of conviction. Oshawa Provincial Court.
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Client charged with SEXUAL ASSAULT. After investigation into complainant’s conduct after allegation, and, presentation to crown of complainant’s online/internet communications, crown agreed to withdraw charge against client. Toronto Provincial Youth Court.
Client charged with INVITATION TO SEXUAL TOUCHING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION and SEXUAL INTERFERENCE. At client’s preliminary inquiry, reached agreement with crown that client would plead guilty to one count of Invitation to Sexual Touching. All other charges withdrawn. Crown sought 4 year prison sentence. After detailed presentation of evidence at client’s sentencing hearing, defence argument granted and client sentenced to 18 months of house arrest. Brampton Provincial Court.
Client charged with GANG SEXUAL ASSAULT, ASSAULT, and FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT. At trial, client acquitted of all charges after careful cross examination of crown witnesses, including complainant. Brampton Provincial Youth Court.
Client’s charged with SEXUAL ASSAULT X 3, INVITATION TO SEXUAL TOUCHING X 3 and CRIMINAL HARASSMENT by three different complainants. All charges dismissed at trial after presentation of multiple witnesses for defence who substantiated significant discrepancies of complainants’ testimony. Scarborough Provincial Court.
Client charged with SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL INTERFERENCE and INVITATION TO SEXUAL TOUCHING. Allegations from complainant were of historic nature alleged to have occurred over 10 years ago. Defence able to successfully negotiate resolution to case whereby all charges were withdrawn against client. Hamilton Provincial Court.
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Mr. Crothers also offers experienced representation with all Provincial Offence Act charges, including P.O.A. Verdict and Sentencing Appeals, Liquor License Infractions, Tobacco Sales Act, Building Code Violations, etc.
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