R v Halkett - [1954] NZLR 943

Justices of the Peace — Committal for Sentence — Accused pleading "Guilty" orally and committed for Sentence without signing Written Plea — Plea signed after Magistrate had left Bench — Strict Compliance with Statutory Requirements mandatory — Accused committed for Sentence without Jurisdiction — Existing Defect in Jurisdiction not cured by Subsequent Compliance with Statute — Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, s 181 (3).