High Court Criminal Trials Held - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2015

High Court Criminal trials held
Auckland 41
Blenheim 0
Christchurch 5
Dunedin 2
Gisborne 1
Greymouth 0
Hamilton 6
Invercargill 0
Napier 3
Nelson 5
New Plymouth 3
Palmerston North 3
Rotorua 14
Timaru 2
Wanganui 0
Wellington 8
Whangarei 3
National Total 96

Definitions

Total active cases - all cases awaiting substantive hearing or awaiting sentencing, final judgment or final outcome

Criminal trial held

Trials ‘held’ include cases where the jury delivered a verdict on all charges put to it, cases where the jury was unable to agree on one or more charges, cases where a mistrial was declared, and cases determined by guilty plea and/or dismissal either during the trial or on the morning a trial was scheduled to begin.

Notes:

Substantive hearing: refer to jury trial/defended hearing for criminal jurisdiction, short/simplified/full trial/substantive hearing for civil jurisdiction, short / long cause hearing for family jurisdiction in general.