What happens if my client pleads not guilty on a file prepared as an anticipated guilty plea?
A. If the only witnesses are police officers you will have been given a Police Report, charge sheet and schedule of convictions as advanced information. If there are Key civilian eye-witnesses involved in the case you will be provided with their statements if your client denies the offence or makes no comment during interview. Local practices will dictate when you get the interview tape. The court will proceed to conduct a case management hearing in accordance with the objectives of CJSSS. The prosecution will build its file as dictated by the trial issues identified during the case management process. Prior to the trial you will be served with the evidence in accordance with the Attorney General’s Guidance on Disclosure. Q. I am entitled to put the prosecution to proof rather than identify specific trial issues. A. Under the Criminal Procedure Rules (CPR) 3.2 the court must actively manage the case, this includes the identification of trial issues. CPR 3.3 imposes a duty on all partie
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