When facing charges in the Toronto Courts, initial disclosure provided during the first or second court appearance is, in most cases, incomplete. A lawyer will carefully review all disclosure and make a second or third request for additional materials which appear to be missing from the disclosure package. These additional materials almost always turn out to be helpful to the client's case. Once complete disclosure has been obtained, the Attorney will review the materials with the client before proceeding to the next step.
An Attorney will schedule a pre-trial meeting with the Crown Attorney. An effective strategy for him or her is to fully canvass all the issues and identify any weaknesses in the Crown's case. In some cases, the Crown would then consider reducing or withdrawing the charges.
It will be better to take the following documents to help you with your case. Any paperwork that deals with the charges leveled against you and your next court appearance. The police report, if you have a copy, your bail papers, and any other paperwork you received from the police. This paperwork comes as a help to the attorney to know your situation better. You, too, should be ready to ask certain questions to ask the attorney. Some good topics to cover include:
Make sure the attorneys are licensed to practice within the particular state. It is highly advisable to hire an attorney who concentrates on a specific area of defense. It is a well-known fact that an attorney who specialize in the given field will fare better than a general attorney would.
In Toronto, there are five Ontario Court of Justice courthouses where such cases are heard: Old City Hall, College Park, Scarborough Court and two in North York. Similar to a trial, the Crown calls its witnesses and the Criminal Defense Attorney has the opportunity to cross-examine each witness. There is no plea of guilty or not guilty, and there is no finding of guilty or not guilty.
The focus of the lawyer will be on diligently protecting the interest of the client, reducing the criminal charges to lesser offence, lessen the severity of the punishment, reduce the jail time and offer sound legal advice.
A Defense Attorney will take advantage of all of these opportunities to successfully dispose of the charges throughout all phases of the case
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