R v Webber - [1999] 1 NZLR 656

Criminal practice and procedure — Sentence — Committal to High Court for sentence — Accused pleaded guilty prior to depositions and remanded for pre-sentence reports — District Court then declined jurisdiction and committed accused to High Court for sentence — Whether accused convicted on indictment or summarily — District Courts Act 1947, ss 28F(3) and 28G.