Crown seeking 4 years for suspended lawyer James Bowie

31-Jul-2025

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The Crown is seeking a four-year custodial sentence for James Bowie, the Ottawa criminal defence lawyer who in March was found guilty of extortion, uttering death threats and criminal harassment.

Bowie's trial revolved around the testimony of two women who detailed a series of abuses at the hands of the lawyer, now suspended by the Law Society of Ontario for his failure to co-operate with its investigations.