As a regular civilian though, if I don't have previous knowledge about those short forms, is it the Crown's responsibility to explain those short forms in order to fully prepare my defense? And if they don't give me an official explanation, can the lack of explanation be used against the Crown to pr...

Just wanted to know whether my approach is right, or my argument is strong enough for the JP to adjourn the trial to another date. Timeline: November – Offense Date Received notice of trial in January, sent in disclosure request few days later March - Trial proceeded, but as I did not h...

Not to thread jack or anything, but isn't it better NOT to talk to the prosecutor beforehand about the adjournment? From what I read - commonly the prosecutor would usually try to bluff and tell you to take plea deals - moreso when they have lack of evidence or the officer isn't present so they woul...

I have exactly the same train of thought and question as you. My trial is in a few weeks with no disclosure handed to me.

Could anyone care to elaborate the procedure? When should the adjournment be said, if the cop doesn't show, etc.

Hi all, I got a Careless Driving charge back in late November (posted it in the C. Driving forum) and my court date is in late March. I received my court letter late Jan, and filed two disclosure request a few days after and early Feb. I still haven't received anything yet, and the clerk said it wou...

Hey hwybear, thanks for the reply and clarification.. my next question is, could the prosecutor use that against me (the 3 day warning) during the trial to accuse me of negligence and not having due care?

Hey guys, I know I shouldn't have driving but I slept at my buddies' place and I thought I was ok to drive in the morning.. needless to say I still drove and got pulled over. Background details: I was pulled over in the morning last week, apparently going 120 km/hr on 90km Northbound DVP. Two cop ca...