David Albert wins aggravated assault mistrial on the basis of insufficient disclosure of a potential eye-witness May 2007 - Lawyer David Albert, of Stern & Albert, got a September 15, 2006 guilty verdict against his client, thrown out and a mistrial declared on the basis there had been insufficient disclosure with respect to a potential eyewitness. Mr. Albert's client was charged with aggravated assault. During the trial the name of a particular individual was raised. The Crown had initially subpoenaed that person to attend at court but then cancelled the subpoena a week before the court date. Mr. Albert argued this was unusual and that the Crown should have disclosed that it had a potential eye-witness particularly because the complainant did not actually see who struck him and some of the witnesses at trial could not identify Mr. Albert's client as the attacker in either a police lineup or in court. Marvin Stern representing Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger on impaired driving charges Sept 2006 - Lawyer Marvin Stern of Stern & Albert is representing lead singer Chad Kroeger of the Canadian rock band Nickelback on impaired driving charges. The charges are being contested and Mr. Stern has released the following statement on behalf of Mr. Kroeger: "I want to make it very clear that Chad Kroeger does not condone drinking and driving. The message he wanted me to impart to you very clearly is that this is not a situation where he is condoning drinking and driving. " Further information on the case is available here: CBC story link: http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/08/25/bc-nickelback.html MuchMusic story link: http://www.muchmusic.com/news/story.asp?id=18018 Stern and Albert client found Not Guilty on first degree murder charges following 29 day trial in Victoria Sept 2006 - After a 29 day trial in Victoria, British Columbia, a client represented by lawyers Marvin Stern and David Albert has been acquitted on a charge of first degree murder. A-Channel News, September 8, 2006 verdict: Click here. Times Colonist story link: http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/story.html?id=289fd655-4341-4aee-b2cc-6ff7d0ef45fa Stern & Albert Represents M.L.A. On Criminal Charges Surrey, B.C. - Stern & Albert recently acted on behalf of an area Member of the Provincial Legislative Assembly who was charged with obstruction of justice and other offences. Stern & Albert's Marvin Stern acted as counsel, and negotiated a plea bargain agreement resulting in the accused receiving an absolute discharge, the smallest penalty available for a guilty plea under the relevant provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada. Importantly, this disposition of the case allowed the elected representative to continue to work as an MLA and also means the MLA will not have a criminal record. Crown Drops Second-Degree Murder Case Against Stern & Albert Client Mid-trial Following Defence Cross-examinations Surrey, B.C. - Charges in a second-degree murder charge against an accused represented by Stern & Albert were recently dropped by the Crown Counsel in mid-trial following cross-examination of two key Crown witnesses by lawyer Marvin Stern. The case took place in New Westminster Supreme Court. As a result of the charges being withdrawn, Stern & Albert's client - who had been in pre-trial detention for 16 months - was released from custody. Charges Dropped Against Professional Football Player Represented By Stern & Albert Lawyers Surrey, B.C. - A CFL football player arrested on a drug-related matter will not face charges. The player was represented in the matter by lawyers Marvin Stern and Michael Shapray.

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