I'm sorry but I can't agree with that. Just from a practical perspective, as a criminal defence lawyer, I know that where my client is seeing more jeopardy in terms of what kind of sentence would be handed down to them and where the initial crown sentencing position is a much higher, harsher sentence, they aren't motivated to enter an early plea. So, I do see these things, certainly, contributing to delay and, again, I want to point out those aggravating factors, because these are things that are properly considered by our courts already. There is no reason for them to be codified here.
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