Police v Dronjak - [1990] 3 NZLR 75

Criminal law — Offences — Theft — Amendment of conviction — Through shop assistant's mistake, known to defendant, defendant purchased $695 radio for $38 and was convicted of theft — Whether, having acquired ownership of radio with consent of assistant, defendant was guilty of theft — Whether defendant was guilty of obtaining radio by false pretence — Whether conviction should be amended — Crimes Act 1961, ss 220 and 246 — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, s 121.