Initial Appearance Checklist

Arraignment

• ☐ Reading of Charges / ☐ Waiving of Reading of Charges

Crown Election

• ☐ Crown Election (if applicable)
• ☐ Reading Election (if applicable)

Publication Bans

• ☐ General Publication Ban (486.5)
• ☐ Sexual Offence Publication Ban (486.4(1))
• ☐ Publication Ban For Underage Victims (486.4(2))

Representation

• ☐ Retained counsel of Choice / ☐ Applied for Legal Aid counsel

Disclosure

• ☐ Adequate initial disclosure made

Defence Election and Plea

• ☐ Language of Trial
• ☐ Defence Election (if applicable)
• ☐ Defence Plea

Bail

• ☐ Consent Remand / ☐ Schedule a Show Cause
• ☐ contact conditions while in custody

Not Guilty Plea

• ☐ Defence choice of language of trial (English/French)

Not Guilty Plea - multiple informations

• ☐ Consent to Joint Trial on Informations (where evidence overlaps)
• ☐ Consent to Same Trial Judge Hearing Both cases (where judge is assigned at plea)