R v Prince - [1981] 1 NZLR 47

Criminal law — Depositions — Committal for trial — Unruly defendant removed from courtroom during taking of depositions — Statute provides that preliminary hearing "shall" take place in presence of defendant — Defendant supplied with notes of evidence and given opportunities to cross-examine witnesses — Whether committal for trial valid — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, ss 158 and 204.