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Mitigation pleas: What is a Psychiatric Report and what does it contain?
Today, we are talking about mitigation pleas and specifically psychiatric report. What exactly is a psychiatric report? What does it contain? How is it helpful to mention it in your mitigation plea? One of the things that you can talk about and have in...
Mitigation pleas: What personal information should you include?
What is a mitigation plea? After you’re found guilty and convicted of an offence, the Court will review what type and amount of sentence to impose against you. Before the Court decides on and imposes the sentence, you’ll have an opportunity to inform...
What happens at the end of a Criminal Trial (Submissions and Verdict)?
What happens in a Criminal Trial during the Closing Submissions and Verdict? If you’re involved in a Criminal case in Court and claimed trial to challenge or contest the charges, the trial will move into the final stage after the Prosecution and Defence...
What happens in a Criminal Trial during the Defence’s case?
If you’re involved in a Criminal case in Court and you’ve chosen to challenge or contest the charges against you in a trial, the second stage of the trial will involve the start of the Defence’s case & the Examination of the Defence’s witness(es) –...
What happens in a Criminal Trial during the Prosecution’s case?
If you’re involved in a Criminal case in Court and you’ve chosen to challenge or contest the charges against you in a trial, the first stage of the trial will involve the start of the Prosecution’s case & the Examination of the Prosecution’s...
What happens in a Trial for a Criminal Case?
If you’re involved in a Criminal case in Court and you’ve chosen to challenge or contest the charges against you, your case will move towards a trial being conducted. The purpose of conducting a trial is to allow the Court to review the relevant...