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| {{TITLE|CROWN SENTENCING BRIEF| }}
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| [first party name]<br>
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| '''Counsel for Her Majesty the Queen'''
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| '''Counsel for the Accused'''
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| <u>'''TABLE OF CONTENTS'''</u><br>
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| | style="border-style: hidden;"|'''PART I: OVERVIEW OF POSITION AND STATEMENT OF FACTS'''
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| ::''a. The Offences''
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Revision as of 20:14, 13 March 2019
Briefs
A sentencing brief is structured as follows:
- Overview
- Identify the charges, including time, place and section of the code.
- Identify the issue for sentencing
- Outline desired result
- Facts
- Summary of undisputed Facts
- Summary of anticipated disputed facts, including what witnesses will be provided
- Enumeration of relevant exhibits
- Positions of Parties
- Principles of Sentencing
- Objectives to be emphasized in Case
- Applicable Factors
- Prior Cases
- Analysis / Discussion of Case
- Ancillary Orders
- Legal Requirements of Order
- Interpretation of Provisions
- Discussion of Application
- Summary of Party's Position
- Breakdown of the requested Sentence, including any factual
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C A N A D A File# ________________
PROVINCE OF [PROVINCE]
COUNTY OF [COUNTY]
IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE]
([name] Region)
BETWEEN:
HIS MAJESTY THE KING
– and –
[ACCUSED NAME]
CROWN/ACCUSED SENTENCING BRIEF
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[first party name]
[first party title]
[address]
[address]
[address]
[address]
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Fax: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: xxx@xxxxxx
Counsel for His Majesty the King
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[second party name]
[second party title]
[address]
[address]
[address]
[address]
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Fax: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: xxx@xxxxx
Counsel for the Accused
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[thie brief comprises of text that could be used in most typical forms of luring]
PART I: OVERVIEW
[1] The accused, [name], plead guilty to the commission of the following offence(s) bewteen [date]:
... that he did
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