---
title: "Map a charge to the evidence requiring legal review"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/map-a-charge-to-the-evidence-requiring-legal-review"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-P20260916-2"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Map a charge to the evidence requiring legal review

> Populate a preliminary table using offence elements supplied and verified by the lawyer, with exact references to the permitted brief.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/map-a-charge-to-the-evidence-requiring-legal-review  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Populate a preliminary table using offence elements supplied and verified by the lawyer, with exact references to the permitted brief. |
| What the lawyer must review | Determine the law, admissibility and evidential sufficiency Give the advice to the client yourself |
| Written for / versions | — |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer leads the decision**

The lawyer determines the law, admissibility, evidential sufficiency and advice to the client.

- What the AI does: Populate a preliminary table using offence elements supplied and verified by the lawyer, with exact references to the permitted brief.
- What the lawyer does: Make the legal assessment, check the source material and authorise the output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects the consequence of an error and the amount of independent review the described output needs.
- Restriction: Do not delegate guilt, credibility, plea advice or evidential sufficiency decisions to AI.
- Written for: NSW

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Verify the actual charge, particulars and applicable law before supplying the elements; do not accept a model’s statement of the offence.
2. Read each cited passage or recording and confirm which element it may address, preserving contradictions and uncertainty.
3. Check admissibility, alternative explanations and missing evidence independently.
4. Discuss the evidence and instructions directly with the client before making any plea, defence or strategic recommendation.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. The cited court, tribunal or scheme requirements apply only within their stated scope.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: NSW criminal practice; current offence law and procedure must be checked

**Deliverable**: An element and evidence table for the lawyer’s analysis.

**Inputs**

- Current charge and particulars
- Lawyer-verified elements
- Permitted brief and client instructions

**Example**: Illustrative example: The table links identification evidence to a witness statement but flags that the witness described poor lighting. It does not score guilt or predict conviction.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The charge or applicable version of the law is uncertain.
- The output turns an allegation or inference into an established fact.

Checked 2026-09-16.

## Sources

- [Legal Aid NSW: Preparing a defended hearing in the Local Court, September 2020](https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/legalaidnsw/documents/pdf/for-lawyers/professional-development/lawyer-education-series/summary-crime-part-1/preparing-a-defended-hearing-in-the-local-court.pdf) (checked 2026-09-16)
- [NSW Local Court: Generative Artificial Intelligence practice note, 12 January 2026](https://localcourt.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/ctsd/localcourt/documents/practice-notes/other/Practice_Note_Generative_Artificial_Intelligence_Commences_12.01.26.pdf) (checked 2026-09-16)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*