19 Mar 2020
VEA v R [2020] NZCA 68
- Citation
- [2020] NZCA 68
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the starting point of 17.5 years was appropriate but that the mitigation package, including full credit for an early guilty plea, immediate admissions and the ifoga, warranted a two-year reduction; imposing a 17-year MPI would be manifestly unjust, so the MPI was reduced to 15 years and six months.