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===Subsequent Appearance=== | ===Subsequent Appearance=== |
Revision as of 13:30, 30 July 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. _______________
- ☐ 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 POLICE WITNESSES
- Witnesses as found in Crown-sheet
- Additional witnesses
Witness | Involvement | Officer Reports | Notes | Subpoenaed |
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- TRIAL CIVILIAN WITNESSES
- Witnesses as found in Crown-sheet
- Additional witnesses
Witness | Involvement | Statements | Summary | Subpoenaed |
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- NOTICES
- ☐ Increased Penalty Notices s. 727 of Code or s. 8 of CDSA:
- ☐ Send counsel / self-represented letter giving Business Documents Notice (s. 30 CEA) - 7 days before trial
- ☐ Bank Records (s. 29 CEA) No notice needed as long as affidavit available
- ☐ Expert Evidence (s. 657.3) - 30 days before trial
- ☐ Preliminary Inquiry Hearsay (s. 540(7)) Reasonable notice, s. 540(8) CC
- ☐ Certificate of Qualified Technician (s. 258) Reasonable notice, s. 258(7)
- ☐ Certificate of Non-appearance (s. 145(9)) Reasonable notice, s. 145(11) CC
- ☐ Certified True Copy _______________________________ (s. 24 CEA) 7 days prior to trial, s. 28(2) CEA
- Initial Disclosure
- DOCUMENTS
- ☐ Request Certified Documents:
- ☐ [list documents]
[List documents]
- ☐ Send counsel / self-represented letter giving Judicial Documents Notice for:
[list documents]
- ☐ Expert Witness Notice
- ☐ Drafting of Joint Statement of Fact
- MISSING DISCLOSURE
- Record: ___________________________
- Date requested
- Date received
- Date disclosed
- 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
- ISSUES
- Issue:
- Remedy:
- 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
Subsequent Appearance
- Do I have the complete file?
- Was disclosure provided? To whom?
- Is there any pending disclosure requests?
- Have victims been identified? Was referral made to Victim Services?
- Does accused have counsel?
- Was an election made? If summary, is it within time?
- What is the trial-time estimate?
- Does a victim need to be given notice?
- If Accused failed to attend, was proper notice provable?
- Has there been any settlement proposal sent to defence?
- In case of snap sentencing, consider penalty and ancillary order?
- How much delay has accrued? Does it warrant request for deemed election/plea?
- Organize for easy access
- information, summary of facts, release/detention docs, criminal record, can-says, key photos
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
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- ↑ 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]
- ↑ Production of Records for Sexual Offences