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	{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}If you are charged with a criminal or youth offence, it means that, unless you are sent for '''diversion''', '''restorative justice''' or '''alternative measures''' (see below under the heading, "[[I've been accused of a criminal offence and have been offered "diversion", "restorative justice" or "alternative measures"\|I've been offered 'diversion']]"), you will have to deal with the charge in court, either by pleading guilty and being sentenced by a judge, or by pleading not guilty and going to trial. If you are convicted at trial, you will be sentenced by a judge.		{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}If you are charged with a criminal or youth offence, it means that, unless you are sent for '''diversion''', '''restorative justice''' or '''alternative measures''' (see below under the heading, "[[I've been accused of a criminal offence and have been offered "diversion", "restorative justice" or "alternative measures"\|I've been offered 'diversion']]"), you will have to deal with the charge in court. You can do this either by pleading guilty and being sentenced by a judge, or by pleading not guilty and going to trial. If you are convicted at trial, you will be sentenced by a judge.

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