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Court of Appeal Wellington
24 February; 13 March; 8 May 1961
Gresson P., North J., Cleary J.
24 February; 13 March; 8 May 1961
Gresson P., North J., Cleary J.
Criminal law — Appeal against sentence — "Convicted" — Plea of guilty in Magistrates' Court results in conviction — Offender committed to Supreme Court because liable to preventive detention — Right of appeal against sentence imposed by Supreme Court — Statute not exactly complied with — Whether fatal to committal — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, s. 44 — Criminal Justice Act 1954, s. 24 (3) (Criminal Justice Amendment Act 1960, s. 5).
Criminal law — Committal for sentence — Statute not exactly complied with — Whether fatal to committal — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, s. 44 — Criminal Justice Act 1954, s. 24 (3) (Criminal Justice Amendment Act 1960, s. 5).