Evans v Bradford - [1982] 1 NZLR 638

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Audience — Right to be heard — Applicant pleaded guilty to a charge of obstructing a carriageway — District Court Judge, after reading an affidavit filed by the applicant, refused to hear his oral submissions and discharged him under s 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 1954 - Applicant applied for a rehearing in respect of sentence — Whether applicant's case had been properly heard — Whether he was entitled to a rehearing.