Template:SentencingBrief PART II
A. Circumstances of the Offence
[X] The agreed facts for the purpose of sentencing are as follows:
- [review narrative of allegations agreed upon]
[X] The agreed facts for the purpose of sentencing are set out in the Agreed Statement of Facts that will be tendered at the sentencing hearing.
B. Personal Circumstances
- i. Reports and Assessments
[X] Once a [guilty plea/conviction] was entered, the Court ordered a Pre-Sentence Report (PSR) at the request of defence. The PSR [is still pending/has been received on [date] ]. At the request of [defence/crown], a [other type of report such as a pre-sentence sexual risk assessment, Gladue report, etc] was ordered. That report [is still pending/has been received on [date] ].
C. Victim Impact Statements
[X] The Crown made referrals on [date] to Victim Services for the following victim(s):
[X] Further efforts were made to contact the victims to notify them of their rights to file the victim impact statements and read them in court. This included ... [describe additional efforts, personal contact]
[X] Victim services informs the Crown that...
[X] As of this writing, it is unknown whether any victims have filed victim impact statements.
[X] We are in receipt of the written victim impact statements for [list persons]. We are of the view that the content conforms with the requirements of s. 722, except as follows:
- [list all instances where the VIS does not conform with 722, including attacking character, assert facts, recommend a sentence, mischaracterize the law or facts, or are inflamatory]
D. Other Evidence
[X] The Crown seeks to rely on the following exhibits that will be tendered at the hearing either by consent or through material witness(es):
- [list documents, reports, etc. that the Crown seeks to tender]
[X] The defence seeks to rely on the following exhibits that will be tendered at the hearing either by consent or through material witness(es).
- [list documents, reports, etc. that the defence seeks to tender]