{"id":695,"date":"2020-06-23T07:39:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T11:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/criminal-law\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:30:18","slug":"criminal-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/en\/criminal-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal law"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns” columns_proportion=”75_25″][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=”top” horizontal_alignment=”left” advanced_animations=”no” item_padding=”0px 50px 0px 0px” item_padding_768_1024=”0px 0px 0px 0px” item_padding_600_768=”0px 0px 0px 0px” item_padding_480_600=”0px 0px 0px 0px” item_padding_480=”0px 0px 0px 0px”][vc_column_text css=””]The police want to meet you, you just got arrested, or you have received a summons, appearance notice, or promise to appear in court, and you are wondering what to do?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Remain silent and contact us at once.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

People wrongly believe that not talking to police will be interpreted as having done something wrong, or as an admission of guilt. This is not the case. It is a fundamental right, and not a single judge will criticize you for doing so. It is important to look at things more calmly before making an informed decision, after having consulted your lawyer, about whether or not to provide explanations regarding the alleged offence. If explanations are to be given, they will be expressed before the court and not to police officers. Unfortunately, even today, too many people make a statement thinking it is the best thing to do, but more often than not they are undermining their case and limiting their chance of being acquitted or obtaining a more lenient sentence.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Criminal procedures are long, often complex, and can have disastrous consequences in your life. There are people who wrongly believed they had no legal defence available to them, but in fact they had, and they pleaded guilty when they could have been acquitted. There are other people who are actually guilty but were unaware they could have asked for a discharge, and now they have a criminal record. Avoid making these mistakes. Consult a lawyer.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Whether it is to be acquitted, avoid a criminal record, obtain a more lenient sentence or avoid going to jail, please contact us, we will give you a clear overview of your best options and make every effort to achieve the desired objective.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]

<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>
Did you know that...<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>

you can be convicted of impaired driving even if your blood alcohol level (BAC) is within the legal limits for alcohol and drugs?<\/p>SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT<\/a>[vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=”top” horizontal_alignment=”left” advanced_animations=”no” item_padding=”8px 20px 70px 0px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1735139358451{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Expertise<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px” css=”.vc_custom_1736074696839{background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736076962478{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Assault[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736076970339{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}” el_class=”expertise-line-height”]Assault causing
\nbodily harm[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736076077170{padding-top: 4px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Assault with a weapon[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736076978471{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Breach of condition[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736076985255{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Breach of probation[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736076992655{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Breaking and entering[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736076999909{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Criminal harassment[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077007915{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Dangerous driving[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077014714{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Domestic violence[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077022050{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}” el_class=”expertise-line-height”]Driving under the influence
\nof alcohol or drugs[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077029217{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Drug trafficking[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077036257{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Fraud[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077053631{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Harassing communications[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077046511{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Hit and run[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077061596{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Indecent action[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077067981{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Mischief[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077075005{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Obstructing a peace officer[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077091525{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}” el_class=”expertise-line-height”]Possession for the purpose
\nof drug trafficking[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077098421{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}” el_class=”expertise-line-height”]Possession of property
\nobtained by crime[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077106074{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Production of drugs[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077118452{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Theft[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077125142{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Threats[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1736077132461{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 21px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e9e9e9 !important;}”]Weapons[\/vc_column_text][\/qode_elements_holder_item][\/qode_elements_holder][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns” columns_proportion=”75_25″][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=”top” horizontal_alignment=”left” advanced_animations=”no” item_padding=”0px 50px 0px 0px” item_padding_768_1024=”0px 0px 0px 0px” item_padding_600_768=”0px 0px 0px 0px” item_padding_480_600=”0px 0px 0px 0px” item_padding_480=”0px…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-695","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=695"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2773,"href":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/695\/revisions\/2773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioannalianisavocate.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}