Arabic Criminal Lawyer in Mississauga

At Rashidy & Associates, our criminal lawyers in Mississauga use their skills, experience and knowledge to defend clients and reach the best possible outcome in their criminal cases. We represent clients at the Brampton courthouse, which hears all criminal cases for Peel Region, and across Ontario, in English and in Arabic.

Our criminal defence lawyers handle a wide range of charges, including but not limited to the following:

Assault Charges

Assault charges take different forms depending on the circumstances. Most assault offences are hybrid, meaning the Crown elects whether to proceed summarily or by indictment, depending on how serious it considers the case. A conviction on indictment carries more severe penalties. Our assault lawyers defend charges under the Criminal Code, including:

• Assault and assault with a weapon
• Assault causing bodily harm
• Aggravated assault
• Sexual assault
• Domestic assault involving a spouse or partner

Driving Offences

A conviction for a criminal driving offence brings a driving prohibition, a criminal record, fines, mandatory programs and higher insurance costs, and can lead to jail depending on the circumstances. Our DUI lawyers defend driving charges under the Criminal Code, including:

• Impaired driving and over 80
• Failure or refusal to provide a breath or drug sample
• Dangerous driving
• Criminal negligence causing bodily harm or death
• Driving while prohibited

Fraud Charges

Fraud is a serious offence that can affect your career, reputation and immigration status. Fraud over $5,000 carries a maximum sentence of 14 years. Fraud under $5,000 carries a much lower maximum. We defend the most common types of fraud, including:

• Identity theft
• Investment fraud
• Corporate and employee fraud
• Insurance fraud
• Tax fraud
• Mortgage and real estate fraud

Property Offences

Property offences take many forms, and depending on the case they can be prosecuted summarily or by indictment. If they aren’t handled properly, a conviction can bring a criminal record, fines or jail. Our criminal lawyers in Mississauga defend property charges such as:

• Break and enter
• Robbery
• Theft and shoplifting
• Mischief
• Trespassing

Weapon Offences

Weapons charges are taken very seriously by the courts, and many carry significant jail terms. A strong defence often starts with how police found the weapon and whether the search was lawful. We defend the most common weapon offences, including:

• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Careless use of a firearm
• Carrying a concealed weapon

Murder and Culpable Homicide

The offences below are among the most serious in the Canadian justice system. Proper legal representation from the very beginning is essential, and so is careful, experienced advice given the seriousness and sensitivity of these charges.

• Attempted murder
• Criminal negligence causing death
• Manslaughter
• Infanticide
• First and second degree murder

Drug Offences

Drug charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act can lead to a criminal record, fines and jail, and serious immigration consequences for non-citizens. Many are won by challenging how police searched and seized the evidence. Our drug lawyers defend:

• Possession
• Production
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking
• Selling
• Trafficking and importing

Charter Rights Violations

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees fundamental rights to everyone accused of a crime. If police breached your rights, we work to have the problem remedied. Charter breaches can lead to important evidence being excluded, or to charges being stayed. Common breaches include:

• Arbitrary detention
• Not being told the reason for your arrest
• Not being told of, or given access to, your right to a lawyer
• Unlawful search and seizure

Any of these charges can have serious consequences for your life and freedom, so they must be dealt with quickly, often starting with a bail hearing. Our firm has extensive experience at every level of court, including the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and we appear regularly at the Brampton courthouse and the Milton courthouse. Our lawyers also work to help shape Canadian law through Charter and constitutional challenges.

At Rashidy & Associates, we understand what a criminal charge means for your life, your family and, for non-citizens, your immigration status. Our criminal lawyers in Mississauga work diligently and assertively to protect your rights and get the best possible outcome in your case.

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