Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge
If you are charged with a criminal offence, you may not be able to afford a lawyer or get legal aid. In that case, you may have to defend yourself. This script explains how to do so. It describes the steps in a criminal trial, from entering a plea to what happens when the judge announces a decision.
Available online (web)- other formats
- audio/podcast
- other languages
- Chinese (simplified) (PDF), Mandarin (audio/podcast), Punjabi (PDF)
- produced by
- The Canadian Bar Association BC Branch (CBABC)
- produced in
- 2011
- resource type
- basics
- tags
- charged with a crime, defending yourself, pleading not guilty, criminal trial, no-evidence motion, presenting your case in court, sentences
