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“The Crown had “inappropriately suborned the public interest to the complainant’s personal agenda. … the Crown had “inappropriately suborned the public interest to the complainant’s personal agenda. Repudiation of a resolution agreement is rare. Abuse of process is a grave offence. A complainant, an alleged victim, cannot demand a trial or coerce a Crown into doing her bidding.”

First-person experiences of a law professor.

When an Assistant Crown Attorney agrees to a negotiated plea agreement it cannot be repudiated by that ACA or another, other than in exceptional circumstances. The Crown is an advocate for the interests of society and not that exclusively of a complainant. Fairness is the goal.

The firm didn’t actually provide legal services but was simply a referral service to other lawyers.

A complaint was made, the Crown spoke with the complainant and after consideration, withdrew the charge as there was “no public interest” in proceeding with the prosecution. A record of the accusation, true or fabricated, is kept by police and alone is sufficient to destroy a person’s reputation and career.

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