R v M (an accused) - [1986] 2 NZLR 172

Criminal law — Jurisdiction — Sentence — Young persons — Accused were young persons (15 and 16 years old) charged with indictable offences not punishable summarily — Accused elected to be dealt with in Children and Young Persons Court — Accused were convicted and remanded to District Court for sentence or decision — Whether District Court had power to remand accused to High Court for sentence — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, s 44 — Children and Young Persons Act 1974, ss 34(2), 36(1)(j) and 99.