Asked over 1 year ago in Guelph, Ontario
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Criminal Law
Reply by Police Officer the shield |
At the very least, you'll need to provide some detail about the charge(s).....probation offered for robbery is a terrific deal, not so much for a first offence of shoplifting a candy bar.
The Crown can offer whatever they wish but in the end....it's the Judge who decides. The Judge is not bound by an acceptance of a Crown's offer or even a joint submission where Defense and Crown have come to an agreement on sentence.
I don't think that you're going to get an answer that you desire on the forum...without being privy to the disclosure package, it would be reckless on anyone's part to advise on a guilty plea or not. The question, reworded, perhaps should be "if my son pleads guilty in youth court, is probation a reasonable disposition?" With that question, all lawyers and even I could offer an answer derived from years of experience in the Courts.
Posted over 1 year ago
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What is the offence? What is your son alleged to have done in relation to that offence - commit it himself? Help someone else commit it? Does your son have a prior youth record? How old is he? ... and so on. There are sanctions less than probation in Youth Court, and sanctions greater than probation, so absent some context to the question, it is impossible to give any advice.
Posted over 1 year ago
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