Legal question for you non-lawyers

[Malthus]

I was expecting a Big Liebowski reference. 

http://www.redjaxxcollectibles.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=580

I don't get the "The Big Lebowski" love out there. I think it's an ok movie, thats it.

It has a very memorable "Jesus". 

[The Minsky Moment]

I don't get the "The Big Lebowski" love out there. I think it's an ok movie, thats it.

Yeah, well, you know, that's just like your opinion, man.

[Viking]

I don't get the "The Big Lebowski" love out there. I think it's an ok movie, thats it.

Yeah, well, you know, that's just like your opinion, man.

Touché

[Ideologue]

I still think my scenario would raise the specter of reasonable doubt.

Edit: Although I guess the juice box is a lot more probative, what with it being from the fridge.  God, that's just dumb.

[Razgovory]

Good thing you aren't a lawyer.  Or you wouldn't qualify to post your opinions in this thread.

[Capetan Mihali]

In Canada though we don't have sentencing guidelines, and B&E dwelling house can attract a huge range of sentences, so I think I just take the inevitable uncertainty into account on sentence.

What would you offer in this case if you thought there was no way you could lose at trial?  Conversely, what would you offer if you thought your evidence/witnesses were just strong enough to even pursue the charge?

I'm really curious how sentence bargaining works in Canada...So, what would you offer?  Or what would you offer to a hypothetical defendant with at least one prior B&E conviction, at those two levels of certainty?

[Barrister]

Small update: dude did a bail review and was released today.

Defence let slip what the defence was going to be: he is going to argue that he law hired to be a mover, and had no idea they were actually stealing the stuff.

We of course invited him to provide a statement and tell us who hired him, maybe provide some paystubs, and we'd consider it.  He declined to do so for some reason.