The lawyer will then have what’s called a judicial pretrial. That’s simply a meeting with the judge and the Crown Attorney in the Judge’s office. They’re called chambers, where we discuss all aspects of the case to manage court time. Typically, the average domestic assault usually would finish in one day. So we’re talking about the number of witnesses, the judge will also canvass whether there’s any way of resolving this matter. Will a peace bond be offered? Is it a weak Crown case? Is it a strong Crown case? We try and hopefully get it withdrawn at that stage, but the crown may not do that. So now we set a trial date. We’re probably all about three to four months into remand court, which is the intake court in the Ontario Court of Justice. Now you’re setting a trial date, approximately four to 10 months from then. So we have your trial. Our job to try to win the trial create a reasonable doubt.
You may testify at that trial. Obviously, the Crown has to present their case and our job is to defend you to the best of our ability. So there you have it. There’s kind of the typical court process for a summary convictions offense of domestic assault.
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