Criminal Lawyer White Rock, BC
Criminal Lawyer White Rock
A criminal charge can start affecting your life almost immediately, often before you fully understand the case against you. Release conditions may change what you can do day to day, and the decisions you make early on can have a real impact on your defence.
Jaswal & Krueger Criminal Defence Lawyers represent clients in White Rock facing criminal charges and investigations, including matters heard through South Surrey and nearby courthouses serving the area.
Getting legal advice early can help you understand the case against you and avoid decisions that may complicate or compromise your defence. Our lawyers handle DUI and impaired driving charges, driving offences, assault, domestic violence allegations, drug charges and sex crime investigations.
DO YOU NEED A CRIMINAL LAWYER IN WHITE ROCK?
If you have been arrested, released on conditions or told you are under investigation, get legal advice before taking the next step.
A release order can affect where you live and who you can contact. It may also interfere with work or parenting. A missed court date or misunderstood condition can create further legal problems.
Jaswal & Krueger can review your conditions, explain the Crown’s position and advise you before you make decisions that affect your case.
DEFENDING CRIMINAL CHARGES IN WHITE ROCK – CAN I DO IT MYSELF?
You can attend criminal court without a lawyer, but you are responsible for following court dates, release conditions and procedural requirements.
Mistakes can have consequences. A missed appearance can result in a new criminal charge and a warrant, while an early statement to police can become evidence.
Jaswal & Krueger can review the disclosure and identify problems in the Crown’s case. We also advise on negotiations, trial strategy, release conditions and Charter issues where they apply.
A criminal charge may also affect employment, housing or parenting arrangements. We help you understand how those issues connect with the case.
Do I Need a Lawyer?
Traffic court is one of the areas where many people are self-represented.
Traffic court is set up in such a way that it encourages people to plead guilty to offences and seek a fine reduction. Often police officers will provide legal advice even though they are an opposing party in traffic court. Don’t get your legal advice from an officer that does not understand the full consequences of pleading guilty!
While you may be granted a fine reduction, often the larger consequence is the penalty points on your driving record. Not only can penalty points lead to a prohibition from driving, but they can quickly increase yours fees through the Driver Penalty Point Premium or the Driver Risk Premium. If you follow those links, you’ll see that under the Driver Penalty Point Premium an accumulation of four or more points over a 12-month period carries a one-time fine that starts at $252 and can increase for each additional point to tens of thousands of dollars.
Similarly, the Driver Risk Premium is a fine that is assessed each year for high risk offences on your record. A single conviction of excessive speeding will cost you $461, and two cell phone tickets will cost you $533 per year for up to three years.
If you’re facing a driving offence, the lawyers at Jaswal & Krueger can help you right now. Don’t go to court without us or our legal expertise. Don’t wait, please contact your Jaswal & Krueger driving defence lawyer today!
