Legal Aid Research Series Court Side Study of Adult Unrepresented Accused in the Provincial Criminal Courts Part 1: Overview Report

Figure 5.2 Timing of Plea Disposed Cases in which a Plea was Entered: Median/ 75^th Percentile Appearance Number at Which Plea Entered by Type of Representation at Appearance by Site
Representation at Appearance Plea Entered	St. John’s	Halifax	Bathurst	Sherbrooke	Scarborough	Brandon	Edmonton	Regina	Kelowna
Self-represented	1/3³	2/3	1/2	1/1	7/13	n/a	2/3	2/5	2/3
Duty Counsel	4/6³	¾	1/1	n/a	2/4	n/a	2/2	6/9²	2/3
Private Counsel (including duty counsel, agent or paralegal for private counsel)	3/6³	5/7¹ 3/5	3/4	3/6	7/10	n/a	4/5	6/91,2 6/9	4/7

Notes

* Because of missing data, it is not possible to specify this value more precisely.
1. Legal aid staff (other than duty counsel).
2. Regina data does not distinguish between duty counsel and legal aid staff acting in another capacity. Percentage shown includes both.
3. Numbers relate to representation at last appearance.

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