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

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Figure 5.8 Variation in Number of Court Appearances Per Case by Type of RepresentationMedian/ 75^th Percentile Number of Appearances Per Case: by Type of Representation at Last Appearance by Site
Representation at Last Appearance	St. John’s	Halifax	Bathurst	Sherbrooke	Scarborough	Brandon	Edmonton	Regina	Kelowna
Self-represented	2/3	2/4	2/3	1/1	6/11	n/a	2/3	2/5	4/9
Duty Counsel	5/8	3/5	1/2	n/a	3/5	n/a	2/2	5/9²	3/6
Private Counsel (including duty counsel, agent or paralegal for private counsel)	5/7	5/8¹4/7	4/5	4/7	7/10	n/a	4/6	5/9^1,25/9	7/16

Notes

* Because of missing data, it is not possible to specify this value more preciselys.
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.

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