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 [1]

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/