Criminal Law Problems

Here are the first steps and some useful resources for people in BC facing these problems with the criminal justice system:

• I've been charged with a criminal offence and have to go to court.
• [[I've been accused of a criminal offence and have been offered "diversion", "restorative justice" or "alternative measures"].
• I have a criminal record and want to get a pardon.

A judge of the superior courts of British Columbia, being the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.

In law, a phrase used to indicate secondary relief or a secondary ground of relief in a claim or application, usually presented as an option to the primary relief or primary ground of relief sought. For example, "I'd like to have all of the house but, in the alternative, I'll take half." See “motion," “pleadings," and “relief."