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1. OIA-99080.pdf [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 contactus@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz Our ref: OIA 99080 29 September 2022 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Research on later guilty pleas Thank you for your email of 5 September 2022, requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information about research into later guilty pleas. Specifically, you requested: Can I please have a full copy of the research...

2. CPA infosheet [pdf, 319 KB]

   CPAI Infosheet 6 Updated June 2013 1 Criminal Procedure Act 2011 Pleas and elections THIS INFORMATION SHEET PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF PLEAS AND ELECTIONS UNDER THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2011 The Criminal Procedure Act 2011 ("the Act"), which fully commences on 1 July 2013, introduces a requirement for defendants to enter pleas at an early stage of proceedings for categories of offence. The Act also links the timing of election for jury trials with the entry of a...

3. OIA-100246.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...contactus@justice.govt.nz I www.Justlce.govt.nz Our ref: OIA 100246 Thank you for your email of 19 October 2022, following on from your previous Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request ( our reference 99080). You have now requested the following: Can I please have an unredacted copy of "A Qualitative Insight into the Increase in Later Guilty Pleas and Election of Jury Trials" - without redactions As your original request was for research about later guilty pleas, we...

4. S v J LCRO 5 / 2008 (13 February 2009) [pdf, 39 KB]

   ...as counsel on a legally aided basis. Initially Client S’s son was granted bail, but as a result of four breaches of bail he was placed in custody on 2 May 2008 when he appeared at the depositions hearing on that date. Client S’s son chose to plead guilty to both charges of arson. It appears that the fact that he would have been remanded for a considerable period of time in custody pending any trial on a not guilty plea was a dominant consideration in him reaching this decision. It...

5. Status hearings evaluation: New Zealand study of pre-trial hearings in criminal cases [pdf, 487 KB]

   ...Status hearings were introduced on the initiative of judges in the Auckland District Court in 1995, as a type of pre-trial conference. They aimed to avoid the inefficiencies created by last minute cancellations of trials, either because defendants plead guilty or because prosecutions are withdrawn on the day set for a hearing. Status hearings were gradually adopted in most District Courts, as successors to the pre-trial conferences of the late 1980s. Similar pre-trial reviews have been impl...

6. Legal aid criminal procedure simplication project - proceeding steps [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...The steps for the criminal simplification test cases differ from the Legal Aid Criminal Proceedings Steps from the issuing of the Case Management Memorandum (CMM) – see Step 3. Cases excluded from the Manukau and Tauranga test courts Guilty plea entered during administrative appearances Indictably laid charges Trial by Jury elected Defendant Self-Represented Non-police Prosecutions, with the exception of IRD prosecutions in Manukau Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired...

7. Form 3 - Criminal legal aid - Tax invoice - guilty plea [pdf, 372 KB]

   ...Approve Defer Further information Refuse Comments Name Signature Date day month year Templates V7 –January 2015 01/15 form 3 Legal aid file no. Tax Invoice Criminal Legal Aid Guilty Plea Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. CRNs To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Name of aided person Name of lead provider Name of law firm Covers period from to De...

8. CM v EC LCRO 295 / 2011 (17 October 2013) [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...contrary to s 228(b) of the Crimes Act 1961. 4 [14] When he first appeared in Court, the Applicant was represented by a lawyer from the Public Defence Service (PDS). On 6 October 2010, and on the advice of that lawyer, the Applicant pleaded guilty to both charges. The case was then adjourned for sentencing. [15] Against this background, the Practitioner responded as follows: The Applicant approached her on New Year’s Eve, 2010, when her practice was othe...

9. OIA-101731.pdf [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...to be a complex one in that it relates to a large and ongoing cross-agency project. That does not, however, justify the time it has taken to respond and we are reviewing our processes. Your requests and my responses are set out below. 1. Could I please request all submissions/emails in response to the CPIP working groups? I have interpreted CPIP working groups to mean CPIP work streams, and for this part of your request, emails/submissions to be for feedback from the legal association...

10. CPA Plea by Notice [pdf, 816 KB]

    MOJ9009 Plea by Notice – Category 1 s 38 Criminal Procedure Act 2011 CRI: Defendant’s details Name:* Defendant’s lawyer: if applicable Address:* Defendant’s lawyer address for service: if applicable Next appearance date:* Court of appearance:* Charge details CRN: Charge description:* Plea details – This section may be completed by the defendant or defendant’s lawyer Do you plead Not Guilty to the charge(s)?* Yes No Do you plead Guilty to the charge(s...