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Note that format and content requirements vary between jurisdictions. See [[Rules of Court]].
Note that format and content requirements vary between jurisdictions. See [[Rules of Court]].


==Preparation Checklist==
==Checklists==
* [http://bit.ly/2L3RznJ Prosecution File Checklist] (Google Docs)
* [[Crown File Review Checklist]]
* [http://bit.ly/2L257zX Guilty Plea Checklist] (Google Docs)
* [[Defence File Review Checklist]]
** [http://legalaid.on.ca/en/info/forms/plea-comprehension-inquiry-EN.pdf Ontario Legal Aid Guilty Plea Checklist] (pdf form)
* [[Trial Preparation Checklist]]
* [http://bit.ly/2KMMMBW Trial Preparation Checklist] (Google Docs) or [[Trial Preparation Checklist]]
* [[Guilty Plea Checklist]]
 
==Trial Checklist==
* [[Objections Cheatsheet]]
* [[Objections Cheatsheet]]
* [[Admissibility Checklist]]
* [[ITO Drafting Checklist]]


==Appearances==
==Precedents==
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GzHru09VqT04Sai22KFgi4kYh7lpSYCaQBy2-r3YbxE/edit?usp=sharing Designation of Counsel] (650.01)
* [[Precedents]]
 
==Applications==
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* Out of Province Subpoena
** [Application
** [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WxXx2D6LTHPtikf8J07fwIwxRLfX4ZLHvjgFefUqEKc Draft Order] (Google Docs)
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* [http://bit.ly/2MFq7JO Generic Notice of Application] (Google Docs) and [http://bit.ly/2B5ipaz Generic Affidavit] (Google Docs)
* [http://bit.ly/2wagEDp Generic Draft Order] (Google Docs)
 
==Notice To Admit Evidence==
; Hearsay Evidence in Preliminary Inquiry
* [http://bit.ly/2OwwBLo Notice to Admit Hearsay at a Preliminary Inquiry (s. 540(7))] (Google Docs)
; Business Records
* [http://bit.ly/2MgME2J Notice to Tender Business Records] (Google Docs)
; Expert Evidence
* [http://bit.ly/2D92AQd Generic Notice of Intention to Call Expert Evidence] (Google Docs)
 
{|class="wikitable"
|
CANADA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File# _______<Br>
PROVINCE OF [PROVINCE]<Br>
COUNTY OF [COUNTY]
<center>
IN THE [LEVEL] COURT OF [PROVINCE]
</center>
BETWEEN:
<center>
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
 
– and –
 
[ACCUSED NAME]
</center>
 
<u>NOTICE TO TENDER BUSINESS RECORDS</u><br>
(Section 30(7) Canada Evidence Act)
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that on or about [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code. He/she is scheduled to begin trial in [level of court], on [date of trial];
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TAKE NOTICE THAT the Crown intends to tender into evidence at trial certain records, to wit:
 
[list of documents]
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IF you wish to examine [the original/copies of] records to be introduced by the Crown, they are in the possession of the [organization holding records], [address of the Crown], [city], [province].
                                                                                                                                               
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATED at [city], [province], this ______ day of ________, [year].
 
 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;_____________________________<Br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Crown name and title]
 
 
[Internal File Code]
 
|
CANADA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File# _______<Br>
PROVINCE OF [PROVINCE]<br>
COUNTY OF [COUNTY]<Br>
<center>
IN THE PROVINCIAL COURT OF [PROVINCE]
</center>
BETWEEN:
<center>
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
 
 
– and –
 
 
[ACCUSED NAME]
</center>
 
<u>NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ADDUCE EVIDENCE UNDER s. 540(7)</u>
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that on or about [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code;
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of section 540(7) and (8) of the Criminal Code at the forthcoming preliminary inquiry scheduled for [date], at [time am/pm] upon these charges, the Crown will introduce records, particulars are as follows:
 
                                                                     
:DATED at [city], [province], this ______ day of ________, [year].
 
:::_____________________________
:::[Crown name and title]
 
 
[Internal File Code]
|-
|
CANADA     Crt # _________<Br>
PROVINCE OF [PROVINCE]<Br>
COUNTY OF [REGION]<Br>
<center>
IN THE [LEVEL] COURT OF [PROVINCE]
</center>
 
BETWEEN:
<center>
[APPLICANT]
 
– and –
 
[RESPONDENT]
</center>
 
<center>
<u>NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CALL EXPERT WITNESS</u>
(Section 657.3 of the Criminal Code)
</center>
 
::WHEREAS the accused, [accused name], has been charged that on or about [dates of the offence] he/she is alleged to have committed offences contrary to section(s) [list sections] of the Criminal Code;
 
::TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to section 657.3 of the Criminal Code at the forthcoming trial scheduled to begin on [date], the Crown will introduce evidence from an expert witness, with the particulars as follows:
 
(i)  Name of Expert:          [name of the witness, reference to attached resume]<Br>
(ii)  Area of Expertise:      [description of the area of expertise]<Br>
(iii)  Summary of Opinion:    [summation of evidence, where possible reference to attached documents or reports summarizing the evidence]<Br>
                                                                     
::DATED at [City], [Province], this ______ day of ________, 2019.
 
::::_____________________________
::::[NAME OF APPLICANT]<br>
::::[Title counsel]
 
[Internal File Code]
|
 
|}
 
==Appeals==
 
* [http://bit.ly/2LUEEEr Generic Notice of Appeal to Court of Appeal (gdocs)]
* [http://bit.ly/2naSWTq Generic Notice of Leave for Appeal to Court of Appeal (gdocs) ]


==Official Court Forms (includes Notices, Orders, and supporting docs)==
==Official Court Forms (includes Notices, Orders, and supporting docs)==
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* [[Draft Form of Charges]]
* [[Draft Form of Charges]]


==Misc Docs==
==Criminal Code Forms==
 
* [[Criminal Code Forms]]
{|class="wikitable"
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CANADA                                                                                                              CR No. [FILE #]<br>
PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA<br>
COUNTY OF HALIFAX
<center>
IN THE [PROVINCIAL/SUPREME] COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
</center>
 
BETWEEN:
<center>
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
 
– and –
 
[ACCUSED NAME(S)]
</center>
 
<hr>
<center>
EXHIBIT BOOK # [number]
''[description of contents]''
</center>
<hr>
 
[first party name] [second party name]
[address] [address]
[address] [address]
[address]                [address]
[address]              [address] 
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Fax: (xxx) xxx-xxx Fax: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: xxx@xxxxxx              Email: xxx@xxxxxx
 
Counsel for Her Majesty the Queen Counsel for the Accused
|
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Tab
 
TAB 1: [description] X<br>
TAB 2: [description] X<br>
TAB 3: [description] X<br>
 
|}


==Tools==
==Tools==
* http://draw.io
* http://draw.io
* http://rasterbator.net
* https://getgreenshot.org/
* http://sheets.google.com
* http://docs.google.com


==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Rules of Court]]
* [[Rules of Court]]
[[Category:Forms]]
[[Category:Forms]]

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