10 Nov 2022
R v GRAHAM & HYDE [2022] NZHC 2947
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2947
- Court
- High Court
Graham: life imprisonment with a minimum period of 13 years was imposed because the killing involved deliberate use of an unlawful firearm, callous concealment and prolonged deceit which aggravated culpability; limited mitigation (PTSD, partial rehabilitation, EM bail) reduced a 14-year starting minimum to 13 years. Hyde: offending comprised repeated and calculated steps to conceal a homicide (burial, concealment efforts) but significant mitigation for youth, manipulation and good character reduced a 30-month starting point to an effective 17 months; given sentencing purposes and community de…