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==Disclosure Review==
; General
* information/indictment
* Crown sheet/brief
* Release Order / Undertaking
* List of witnesses with contact info
* Notice of Intention to Intro. Documents
* Scene Photos
* Injury Photos
; Special Records for Specific Offences
* Certificate of Qualified Breath Tech
* Extrapolation Report
* Breath Test Ticket
; Civilian Witnesses
Name / Involvment / Statements / Summary
; Peace Officers
Name / Involvment / Report / Notes
; Outstanding Disclosure
; McNeil Requests


==Vetting Disclosure==
==Vetting Disclosure==

Revision as of 17:17, 5 May 2021

File Review

FILE CHECKLIST
INITIAL REVIEW
  • Review Form of Charges:
    • Range of dates conforms to evidence?
    • Verify Wording of Offence, Section, and Victim(s)
    • Election: _______________ [ ] On Record? ________________
  • Hearing Estimates:
    • Time Estimate Trial: _____________ Prelim. _______________


  • Increased Penalty Notices s. 727 of Code or s. 8 of CDSA:
    • Section 109 Weapons Prohibition Order (If subject to prior Order)
    • Relying on Prior Conviction for 85 to 103, 253, 254, 344 [firearms]; s. 5(3) CDSA
  • Pick-up Order? Institution: _________________________
  • Publication Bans
  • Trial/Prelim. Witnesses
    • Witnesses as found in Crown-sheet
    • Additional witnesses
Initial Disclosure
DOCUMENTS
  • Request Certified Documents:
    • [list documents]
  • Send counsel / self-represented letter giving Business Documents Notice for:

[List documents]

  • Send counsel / self-represented letter giving Judicial Documents Notice for:

[list documents]

  • Expert Witness Notice
  • Drafting of Joint Statement of Fact
OTHER TRIAL READINESS ISSUES
  • Out of Province Subpoena Applications required for: ___________________
  • Make travel arrangements for: _______________________________________
  • Interpreter Needed?
    • Court notified for booking?
  • Video-link Needed?
    • Court notified for booking?
  • Order Transcripts of police statements: __________________________
Needed by: _____________________
  • Order Transcripts of preliminary inquiry: _________________________
Needed by: ______________________
  • Preparing Exhibits (4 copies Judge alone [W, J, D, and C] or 18 copies for Jury trial [4 + 12 + 2 extra]):
[list exhibits here]
  • Testimonial Aids:
[ ] Video link out of country
[ ] Video link out of province
[ ] Support Person
[ ] Testimonial Screen
[ ] Video link for vulnerable witnesses


TRIAL CANCELLATION
  • Call off police/civilian witnesses on file
Reason: ______________________________
SENTENCING
  • Victim Services Referral
  • PSR / PDR Notification
  • Prohibition Orders:
    • Section 109/110 Weapons Prohibition for _____ years
    • Section 161 for _____ years
    • Driving (259) for _______ years
  • Order of Forfeiture of Weapons
CONCLUSION OF FILE
  • Print-out electronic files (if necessary)
  • Fill out closure forms
  • Forward to File Room / Records

Disclosure Review

General
  • information/indictment
  • Crown sheet/brief
  • Release Order / Undertaking
  • List of witnesses with contact info
  • Notice of Intention to Intro. Documents
  • Scene Photos
  • Injury Photos
Special Records for Specific Offences
  • Certificate of Qualified Breath Tech
  • Extrapolation Report
  • Breath Test Ticket
Civilian Witnesses

Name / Involvment / Statements / Summary


Peace Officers

Name / Involvment / Report / Notes


Outstanding Disclosure


McNeil Requests


Vetting Disclosure

VETTING CHECKLIST
Relevance
  • Clearly irrelevant
Privilege
  • Informer privilege (usually in communication records)
  • Solicitor-client privilege including Crown/police advice (usually in communication records, police reports)
  • Investigative technique privilege
Witness safety
  • Contact info (address, phone number, email address) for witnesses / alleged victims who are at specific risk.
Alleged Victim's Private Records for Certain Sexual Offences
  • For certain sexual offences,[1] any record that attracts reasonable expectation of privacy of the alleged victims.[2]
    • medical, psychiatric, therapeutic, counselling,
    • education, employment,
    • child welfare, adoption and social services records
    • personal journals and diaries
On-going Investigation
  • Records relating to investigative steps in ongoing investigations
  • Records identifying suspects to ongoing investigations
  1. section 151 [sexual interference], 152 [invitation to sexual touching], 153 [sexual exploitation], 153.1 [sexual exploitation of disabled], 155 [incest], 160 [bestiality], 170 [parent or guardian procuring sexual activity], 171 [householder permitting prohibited sexual activity], 172 [corrupting children], 173 [Indecent acts], 213 [stopping or impeding traffic], 271 [sexual assault], 272 [sexual assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm], 273 [aggravated sexual assault], 279.01 [trafficking in persons], 279.011 [trafficking in persons, under 18], 279.02 [material benefit from trafficking], 279.03 [withholding or destroying docs], 286.1 [obtaining sexual services for consideration], 286.2 [material benefit from sexual services provided] or 286.3 [procuring]
  2. Production of Records for Sexual Offences