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==What should you do before deciding how to plead?== | ==What should you do before deciding how to plead?== | ||
At your first court appearance, find the prosecutor, also known as the Crown Counsel (the Crown). Identify yourself and ask the Crown for two things: | At your first court appearance, find the prosecutor, also known as the Crown Counsel (the '''Crown'''). Identify yourself and ask the Crown for two things: | ||
#'''the particulars''' (the written reports by the police officers and witnesses); and | #'''the particulars''' (the written reports by the police officers and witnesses); and | ||
