9 Mar 2016
M (CA559/2015) v R [2016] NZCA 53
- Citation
- [2016] NZCA 53
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the starting point of six years imprisonment was not manifestly excessive given the amended s195, the seriousness and multiplicity of injuries to two defenceless infants, the admission of a major departure from the duty to provide necessaries, and the applicability of s9A aggravating factors; the Judge rightly treated both appellants similarly, denied credit for belated hospital attendance, and properly applied sentencing principles, so the appeals against sentence were dismissed.