High Court Jury Trial Held - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2012

High Court Registry Jury Trials Held
Auckland 44
Whangarei 4
Hamilton 6
Rotorua 9
Gisborne 6
New Plymouth 2
Wellington 14
Napier 7
Wanganui 0
Palmerston North 7
Nelson 2
Blenheim 1
Christchurch 7
Greymouth 0
Timaru 0
Dunedin 0
Invercargill 4
National Total 113

Note: High Court jury trials are not held in Masterton or Tauranga and have therefore been 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

Jury Trial Held

Trials ‘held’ includes 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.