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ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

V.

GEORGE SHEPPARD

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SHOW CAUSE HEARING

EVIDENCE OF MOIRA GREY

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BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE XXXXX

ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2003, AT TORONTO.

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APPEARANCES:

COUNSEL FOR THE CROWN S. KEE, MS.

COUNSEL FOR MR. SHEPPARD T. PAIN, ESQ.

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OCTOBER 29, 2003

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THE COURT: What are the names of the two accused that we do have here?
MR. PAIN: I’m sorry, Your Honour. This is Mr. Sheppard, George Sheppard, and I’m counsel for Mr. Sheppard. My name is Pain, P-A-I-N, ...

THE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE

Toronto, Ontario

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HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

v.

CARLL BENSON

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B A I L H E A R I N G

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE, XXXXXXX

On December XX, 20XX at TORONTO, Ontario

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APPEARANCES:

Mr. S. XXXX Counsel for the Crown

Mr. T. Pain Counsel fore the Accused

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December 13, ...

When a client is being sentenced, it is the duty of a criminal defence lawyer to put forth to the Court all the relevant and important mitigating circumstances of the case in an effort to reduce the sentence as much as possible. Mitigating circumstances can arise from many facets of the case including the accused’s life (eg. In a case of theft, the accused was addicted to gambling.), from within the offence itself (eg. In a case of assault, ...