18 Oct 2022
R v RATA [2022] NZHC 2749
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2749
- Court
- High Court
A starting point of four years and three months was appropriate for the manslaughter given gross negligence in assembling and handling a loaded firearm while intoxicated; uplift of 18 months for conversion of a motor vehicle and 6 months for personal aggravating factors produced an adjusted starting point of five years and nine months, from which total discounts of 40% (20% guilty plea, 5% remorse, 15% background/addiction) were applied, producing an end determinate sentence of three years and nine months imprisonment with other sentences to be served concurrently; order for destruction of fi…