High Court Jury Trial Case Volumes - for the 12 Months Ending 30 June 2012

High Court Registry New Business Disposals Total Active
Auckland 74 62 81
Blenheim 4 2 2
Christchurch 17 12 11
Dunedin 1 4 1
Gisborne 7 4 6
Greymouth 0 1 0
Hamilton 18 16 12
Invercargill 4 4 5
Napier 10 7 9
Nelson 7 5 4
New Plymouth 3 3 4
Palmerston North 11 3 7
Rotorua 22 19 21
Timaru 2 2 1
Wanganui 1 4 1
Wellington 25 27 19
Whangarei 7 7 8
National Total 213 182 192

Note:

High Court jury trials are not held in Masterton or Tauranga and have been therefore excluded from the table. Jury trials originating in Masterton are generally heard in Wellington, while jury trials originating in Tauranga are generally heard in Rotorua.

Definitions

New Business

New business includes cases committed for trial, cases where a retrial has been directed, severed cases and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court. It excludes cases reactivated in the court due to the execution or withdrawal of a warrant to arrest.

Disposals

The sum of cases disposed, where disposal for a given case was counted at the completion of sentencing, or earlier final outcome. Disposals include cases disposed at sentencing or other final outcome for all jury trial charges, or when all active jury trial charges are joined into another case. Disposals are recorded in the following categories: Not Proceeded with on Indictment, Discharged Section 347, Other Outcome, Found Not Guilty, Convicted and Discharged, Convicted and Sentenced, and Joined. Cases that resulted in a hung jury or mistrial are not included in disposals, as these are not final outcomes.

Total Active Cases

Active cases are those that are awaiting jury trial or awaiting sentencing or other final outcome.