If you decide to participate in the Criminal Case Disclosure Conference, the Court will give a series of directions to facilitate the discovery procedure.

First, the Court will direct the Prosecution to prepare and provide the “Case for the Prosecution” to you, which contains the evidence that the Prosecution will be relying on to prove your guilt.

At the next CCDC, the Court will direct you to prepare your “Case for the Defence”, which would consist of these documents:

• a summary of your defence and the relevant supporting facts you wish to rely on;

• a list of your Witnesses;

• a description of the documents and items you intend to produce in Court as evidence; and

• any objections you may wish to raise to the Case for the Prosecution.

Your Case for the Defence must be prepared in English. You must provide a copy of your Case to the Court as well as the Prosecution within the timeline stipulated by the Court. If there are any co-accused persons who are claiming trial, you will need to serve the Case for the Defence on the co-accused as well.

For more information, you may wish to visit https://www.judiciary.gov.sg/criminal/charged-with-crime and download the Guidebook for Accused in Person (available in 4 languages) found at the bottom of the page.