Defending Mischief Charges

mischiefMischief is a criminal offence under section 430 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Mischief is a very broad charge that can include all sorts of conduct. There are also a number of different ways property can be affected under mischief charges. Criminal charges of mischief often involve the destruction of property. Mischief can also include actions that render property inoperative or ineffective, or actions that interfere with the lawful use or enjoyment of the property.You can also be charged with mischief for damaging or destroying property that is jointly owned, such as matrimonial property. In circumstances where the property is jointly owned, or where another person has some sort of interested in the property that was damaged, the Crown Attorney does not need to prove that there was an intention to defraud. Merely damaging or destroying the property in this case could result in you being charged with mischief.

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