R v Draper - [1985] 1 NZLR 129

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Guilty plea — Conviction after plea of guilty — Indictable offence tried in District Court — Accused pleaded guilty on arraignment to a charge of theft as a servant and was sentenced — Whether accused had a right to apply for a rehearing under s 75 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 - Whether District Court had an inherent jurisdiction to grant a rehearing following a guilty plea on arraignment — Crimes Act 1961, ss 383 and 385(1)(c).