Taylor v Police - [1985] 1 NZLR 175

Criminal law — Offences — Escape from lawful custody — Person serving a prison sentence had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital as a special patient under s 42(3) of the Mental Health Act 1969 - Patient escaped from hospital — Whether a convicted person who has been made a special patient commits an offence against s 120 of the Crimes Act 1961 by escaping from hospital.