Canadian Criminal Trial Advocacy/Appendix

Checklists Trial Prep Checklist Client notice notify client of trial date book appointment to review trial/answer questions Witnesses notify witnesses of trial date and purpose by phone or letter made arrangements for out-of-town witnesses issued subpoenas for witnesses copies of criminal record of witnesses (such as CPIC printout) Documents, Notices ,and Exhibits copies of transcripts from statements and preliminary inquiry hearings subpoenaed documents notices filed (business documents, court orders, medical reports) Expert report forwarded to other party within time limit Trial materials trial briefs prepared legal research completed pre-trial motions prepared witnesses prepared completed Trial Book (witness lists, outline of proof, examination outlines, opening/closing outline) Real Evidence visual aids and demonstrative evidence prepared (sufficient copies are available) Courtroom technology set-up tested and arranged for court interpreter booked Day of Trial Materials Criminal Code Trial Book / Trial Brief pads of paper pens and highlighters See also Baum, Art of Advocacy: Preparation Manes & Edwards, Organized Advocacy, 2d ed. (Toronto:Carswell, 1988) Form 12-2 F. Lee Bailey, Fundamentals of Criminal Advocacy (Rochester: The Lawyers Co-op, 1974) F. Lee Bailey, Investigation and Preparation of Criminal Cases (Rochester: The Lawyers Co-op, 1985) Justice Saunders, Reflections on the Art ... and Science of Decision-Making Theory of the case http://www.mcle.org/includes/pdf/1960301B00_S.pdf http://www.pdsdc.org/Resources/summerseries/SS06142011/DevelopingTheory.pdf http://ambrosecriminallawblog.com/category/cross-examination-science-and-techniques-by-pozner-dodd/page/3/