Pleas
Guilty
•Crown can accept guilty plea to lesser offence for which alternative verdict of guilt is permitted, s 598(2)(a) Criminal Code
•NB Not guilty can be changed to guilty at any time before jury verdict (s631A)
Not Guilty (s 598(2)(b))
Autrefois Acquit (s 598(2)(d))/Autrefois Convict (s 598(2)(c)). See also s602. These pleas are linked to s17.
•Crown can accept guilty plea to lesser offence for which alternative verdict of guilt is permitted, s 598(2)(a) Criminal Code
•NB Not guilty can be changed to guilty at any time before jury verdict (s631A)
Not Guilty (s 598(2)(b))
Autrefois Acquit (s 598(2)(d))/Autrefois Convict (s 598(2)(c)). See also s602. These pleas are linked to s17.