Criminal lawyers in Brampton
Peel Region criminal matters are heard at 7755 Hurontario Street.
Defending charges in Brampton
The A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse at 7755 Hurontario Street hears criminal matters for Peel Region, which covers Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. It is one of the busiest criminal courthouses in the province, and that volume shapes how matters move through it.
Peel Regional Police lay a large share of the guns and drugs charges we defend. Many begin with a vehicle stop on Highway 410, Highway 407 or Airport Road, or with a search warrant executed at a residence. On that kind of prosecution the case very often turns on the lawfulness of the stop or the sufficiency of the information sworn to obtain the warrant, rather than on what was found.
Proximity to Pearson also puts a particular class of case here: importation and customs matters arising at the airport, where what happened at the border examination and when a person was detained rather than merely questioned becomes the live issue.
Delay is a real feature of a courthouse this busy, and it cuts both ways. It is difficult for people waiting, and it is a defence in its own right: the right to be tried within a reasonable time is enforceable under section 11(b) of the Charter, and we watch that clock on every Brampton file.
- Region
Peel Region
- Courthouse
A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse
- Address
7755 Hurontario Street, Brampton, Ontario L6W 4T1
- Duty counsel
1-800-668-8258. Free to everyone, whatever you earn.
- Our office
4040 Steeles Avenue West, Suite 35, Vaughan
- Telephone
(416) 645-2888
Where the case is actually heard
The building, and what sits in it.
One of the busiest criminal courthouses in the province. Case management runs virtually out of courtroom 104, with counsel called first at 9:00 a.m. and self-represented people tiered through the day.
The courthouse is A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse, at 7755 Hurontario Street, Brampton, Ontario L6W 4T1. If you have a date there and no lawyer yet, duty counsel are at the building and cost nothing, whatever you earn. They can speak for you on a remand or a bail hearing. They cannot run your trial, which is the part worth thinking about early. Hours, virtual appearance details and the Crown office contacts are published by the court itself: the Ontario Court of Justice listing for this location.
What we defend
The 7 areas most of our trial work sits in.
Drug Offences
Possession, trafficking, importation and production, including fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
- Possession
- Possession for the purpose
- Trafficking
Sexual Offences
Sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation.
- Sexual assault
- Sexual interference
- Invitation to sexual touching
Homicide
Murder, manslaughter, attempted murder, criminal negligence causing death.
- First and second degree murder
- Manslaughter
- Attempted murder
Firearms, Guns & Gangs
Firearms offences, imitation firearms, improper storage, and criminal organization prosecutions.
- Possession of a firearm
- Use in the commission of an offence
- Improper storage
Fraud & Financial Crime
Fraud over and under $5,000, employee and corporate fraud, forensic accounting cases.
- Fraud over / under $5,000
- Employee and corporate fraud
- Forensic accounting evidence
Assault & Domestic
Assault, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault, and domestic matters.
- Assault
- Assault causing bodily harm
- Aggravated assault
Impaired Driving
Impaired operation, over 80, refusing the demand, and impaired causing bodily harm or death.
- Impaired operation
- Over 80
- Refusing the demand
Theft, Break & Enter, Robbery
Theft over and under $5,000, break and enter, robbery, and possession of stolen property.
- Theft over $5,000
- Theft under $5,000
- Break and enter
Internet Offences
Child sexual abuse material, luring, voyeurism, and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
- Possession
- Accessing
- Making and distribution
Questions
Where are Brampton criminal charges heard?
At the A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse, 7755 Hurontario Street, which serves Peel Region including Mississauga and Caledon.
Do you take Mississauga charges?
Yes. Mississauga criminal matters are prosecuted in Peel Region and heard at the same Brampton courthouse.
Official sources for Brampton: Peel Regional Police, Ontario Court of Justice. If you cannot afford counsel, Legal Aid Ontario may be able to help, and the Law Society Referral Service can put you in touch with a lawyer for a free half-hour.
Written and reviewed by Rita Levin, criminal defence lawyer, called to the Ontario bar on 29 May 1998. Law Society of Ontario licence no. 41157R. Last reviewed .
Charged in Brampton?
Tell us what happened and you will hear where you stand. It costs nothing and there is no obligation afterwards.
We are a private practice and our fees reflect the work involved. A serious matter is prepared over months, and we keep our numbers low so each file gets the hours it needs. We will tell you what your case is likely to cost on the first call, before you commit to anything. And if the honest answer is that duty counsel, Legal Aid or another firm would serve you better, we will tell you that instead.