9 Dec 2020
R v GARSON [2020] NZHC 3259
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 3259
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the murder engaged s104 aggravating circumstances (unlawful intrusion into a dwelling place, high callousness and victim vulnerability) but declined to impose the statutory 17-year minimum because it would be manifestly unjust given the defendant's guilty plea, remorse and personal mitigation; life imprisonment imposed with minimum term 15 years and six months, and a concurrent three-year term for threatening to kill.