Police v Cox - [1989] 2 NZLR 293

Criminal law — Police powers — Power to arrest without warrant — Observations as to whether there are common law powers of arrest in New Zealand — Crimes Act 1961, s 315.

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Appeal — Defendant was convicted in District Court and appealed — Notes of evidence taken in District Court were deficient but question of deficiency was not raised on appeal — Appeal was dismissed — Defendant sought leave to appeal to Court of Appeal and for first time raised question of deficient notes of evidence — Whether it was too late to rely on that ground — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, ss 119 and 144.