WILLIAM E. JESSOP

Experienced Vancouver Criminal Trial Lawyer
WHAT TO EXPECT

Being charged with a criminal offence can be a frightening and overwhelming experience. My goal is to assist you and ensure that you understand the legal process and all available defences. I am committed to obtaining the best possible results for all of my clients. I will provide you with a full and complete defence and do so with vigour, professionalism and integrity.

My Services

I regularly appear in all levels of court in British Columbia including Provincial Court, Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. I can provide you with assistance at any stage including the investigative stage, the trial stage and even post conviction when seeking to appeal a guilty verdict or an unfit sentence. I can provide you with a defence to complex cases involving search warrants and Constitutional litigation. Drug or firearms cases often involve nuanced challenges to the “Charter of Rights and Freedoms” and it is important to have a lawyer that is experienced in this area. I assist individuals who are charged with domestic assault, assault causing bodily harm, murder or manslaughter, and sexual assault. When facing a criminal charge it is important to obtain a lawyer at the earliest possible opportunity so that strategic decisions can be made for your defence. I can assist in obtaining bail if incarcerated, as well as dealing with the authorities at the pre charge level.

Prepare a defence involving challenges to search warrants and protecting your Constitutional rights and protection from arbitrary detention and unreasonable searches.

Prepare a defence to domestic assault, violent assaults, murder or sexual assault. I will mount an effective challenge to the credibility and reliability of any potential witnesses. I will be your loyal advocate at every stage in the proceedings

Challenge any Impaired driving offences, dangerous driving or Immediate Roadside Prohibitions (I.R.P.’s).

RECENT CASES

Client charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Police searched vehicle and discovered seven pounds of marijuana. Charter challenge to the Police search.

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RECENT SUPREME COURT case

Client was charged with multiple counts of trafficking and firearms offences. The investigation by the Vancouver Police Department was lengthy and entailed multiple search warrants executed at locations all across the lower mainland. Drugs at the multi-kilo level were discovered along with thousands of fentanyl pills. Multiple applications at trial were made to the admissibility of the evidence and the violations of the client’s Constitutional rights. As a result of these applications all charges against my client were dismissed in Supreme Court.

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RECENT PROVINCIAL COURT CASE

Search warrant executed at the client’s hotel room. Two firearms along with multiple weapons and other drugs were discovered. After several applications addressing the conduct of the R.C.M.P. the warrant was found invalid by a Provincial Court Judge and all charges were dismissed. Client was immediately released from custody.

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contact me

My office is located in the historic Marine building in the heart of Downtown Vancouver. Although my practice is located in the lower mainland, I conduct and handle cases throughout BC, and regularly appear in Court outside the lower mainland.

Address
Suite 1205 - 355 Burrard Street Vancouver BC, V6A 2G8 Canada
CONTACT
604-729-4862
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