DV-What to expect from Crown?

[Parkwood44]

What should I expect from the Crown?
Info--------
- Ex-wife started pushing me
- I tried to hold her back
- She twisted her ankle, called 911
- Police arrested me-assault w/bodily harn
- occurred near Ottawa
- ages: me-60+, she-50+
- never arrested before
- no criminal record
- no physical violence ever (16yrs married)
- meeting with Crown in 4 weeks
- I have some exculpatory evidence (video)
- Intending to plea, self defense

What should I expect from the Crown?
Is a self defense plea wise?
Will videos be enough to convince the Crown to withdraw chgs?

Any info is helpful.

[DivorcedDad51]

I empathize with the reach out for help at a difficult time. But the story, questions, and advice to the post are best handled and suited for a lawyer, not a forum. Best of luck.

[Challenger]

Get a lawyer, criminal court isn’t the place to self represent, even if charges fake. Let the lawyer decide what to say, but likely best case for you is not to talk at all.

[donaldD]

Get a lawyer, criminal court isn’t the place to self represent, even if charges fake. Let the lawyer decide what to say, but likely best case for you is not to talk at all.

It is likely the O.P. had an honest conversation with the police and that is what ended up ensuring they were the party charged.

9 times out of 10 "explaining" or simply talking that in anyway indicates any part of the accusation story is true simply makes things worse for a person.

It is NEVER advantageous to say something except a true denial "that didn't happen", I have had a cops tell me "you don't have to say anything" as a warning when the other person was known or they were looking out for me because they know people can say the wrong thing.

Even the truth that you think is innocent can hurt you if the cop believe then or later on that your statement sounds false. Cops have all the same failings as people, some of them want to believe you are guilty and the other person innocent no matter what the circumstance.

For example:
op "Did you push your ex?"
You: "No, I wasn't even here I was at the movies with my girlfriend" then it turns out you got the night wrong you were sick at home that day. To the cop that is a lie and you look guilty and chargeable.

Lawyers know the right thing to say even if it sounds "untrue" to you. 7K for a lawyer to rep you but when it comes to Family Court the DV charge even without a conviction can be a silver bullet that damages the rest of your life far beyond what is just.

[StillPaying]

For example:
op "Did you push your ex?"
You: "No, I wasn't even here I was at the movies with my girlfriend" then it turns out you got the night wrong you were sick at home that day. To the cop that is a lie and you look guilty and chargeable.

To the world, that would be a lie and you would look guilty...