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what will my lawyer ask me?
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Whether you have been to court before, and if you have, what happened. (If you can't remember, then this information has to be provided to the lawyer by the police).
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Your version of the event which led to you being charged.
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If you want to plead not guilty, whether you have any witnesses.
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If you are pleading guilty, your lawyer's job is to explain to the court why it was that you committed the offence. They will ask you lots of personal questions.
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Whether you can get character references. These are written references by people of 'standing' in the community (i.e. teachers, community workers, employers or people who have known you for a while).
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Details of any doctors you are seeing, and any medical treatment you are on. If possible provide evidence to the court that you are addressing a drug addiction (i.e. clean urine samples, that you are on methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone, or any reports from detox units).
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