1. Your client is charged with two counts of theft that relate to two separate incidents....

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1. Your client is charged with two counts of theft that relate to two separate incidents. At the first appearance, you receive a disclosure package from the Crown. Upon reviewing the material, you realize that several police officer's names are mentioned in the police report, but you only have the police notes of some of the officers. You have sent a request for "additional police notes of all the investigating officers." Two weeks later, you receive further disclosure from the Crown, including the police notes of all the officers mentioned in the file except for two officers. There is a copy of a faxed response from the police sergeant at the district office where these officers are employed indicating that the request has been complied with. Do you need to take any further steps? 2. Nita Nath represents Jillian Jones on two counts of fraud. At the judicial pre-trial conference, the Crown provides a position on sentencing if Jillian were to plead guilty to one count of fraud. Nita believes that her client would be amenable to this offer from the Crown. The pre-trial judge asks Nita if she is prepared to accept the Crown's offer. What must Nita do? 1. Why is disclosure important to an accused person in a criminal proceeding? 2. List five items that should be part of an initial disclosure package from the Crown on any criminal charge. 3. Identify three steps that a defence paralegal should take to prepare for a Crown pre-trial conference. 4. What is a diversion program? 5. Under what circumstances would the accused enter into a section 810 recognizance order? 1. Your client is charged with two counts of theft that relate to two separate incidents. At the first appearance, you receive a disclosure package from the Crown. Upon reviewing the material, you realize that several police officer's names are mentioned in the police report, but you only have the police notes of some of the officers. You have sent a request for "additional police notes of all the investigating officers." Two weeks later, you receive further disclosure from the Crown, including the police notes of all the officers mentioned in the file except for two officers. There is a copy of a faxed response from the police sergeant at the district office where these officers are employed indicating that the request has been complied with. Do you need to take any further steps? 2. Nita Nath represents Jillian Jones on two counts of fraud. At the judicial pre-trial conference, the Crown provides a position on sentencing if Jillian were to plead guilty to one count of fraud. Nita believes that her client would be amenable to this offer from the Crown. The pre-trial judge asks Nita if she is prepared to accept the Crown's offer. What must Nita do? 1. Why is disclosure important to an accused person in a criminal proceeding? 2. List five items that should be part of an initial disclosure package from the Crown on any criminal charge. 3. Identify three steps that a defence paralegal should take to prepare for a Crown pre-trial conference. 4. What is a diversion program? 5. Under what circumstances would the accused enter into a section 810 recognizance order?

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