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1. Pleas & elections

   The Criminal Procedure Act 2011 requires defendants to enter pleas at an early stage of proceedings for offences. The Act also links the timing of election for jury trials with the entry of a not guilty plea.  The Criminal Procedure Rules 2012 made under the Act set out the process for defendants to plead at the commencement of a jury trial. On this page: Plea entry Elections Plea entry Requirement to enter a plea The court may require the defendant to enter a plea where not already done...

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2. 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...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. 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...

6. CPA Case Management Memorandum [doc, 323 KB]

   ...service: Prosecutor address for service: Scheduled case review date: Scheduled court for filing: Checklist, attachments and written submissions (mark or complete as applicable) Protocol offence Part A: Charges Guilty plea(s) Add new charge(s) Amend charge(s) Withdraw charge(s) Part B: Judicial intervention Sentence indication Bail application (if in custody) Defendant raises disclosure issue Prosecution raises disclosure issue Cas...

7. Criminal template – court appearance summary [pdf, 34 KB]

   COURT APPEARANCE SUMMARY Legal Aid No. Client Name Email address Address Phone Charge CRN Plea Court Date/ Time/ Hearing type Judge Prosecution Appearance note/ Outcome Next Date/ Time Next Hearing Type PRN: Client Care Letter Address for Service Disclosure Request CMM Filed Court Date/ Time/ Hearing type Judge Prosecution Appearance note/ Outcome Next Date/ Time Next Hearing Type

8. Application to transfer a criminal case to another court [pdf, 530 KB]

   ...Application for Transfer S157 Criminal Procedure Act 2011 Defendant name: CRI: Defendants contact address: Defendants contact Phone number Current Court Defendants lawyer name: Current hearing date What plea has been entered CRN Charge description List the charges the defendant is facing Where would you like the file transferred? To Proposed new date Why would you like the file transferred? Is there...

9. 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...

10. Timeframes

    ...appeals. Extending and shortening time The timeframes set out in the Rules may be extended or shortened by the court or by a Registrar with the agreement of both the prosecutor and the defendant. Time of second appearance Defendants may be ready to enter a plea at their second appearance, for example if there has been initial disclosure under section 12(1) of the Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 (the CDA) and the opportunity to exercise the right to legal representation. The time to second appeara...

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