25 May 2015
WERAHIKO v R (CA34/2014) [2015] NZCA 194
- Citation
- [2015] NZCA 194
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The guilty plea was informed and voluntary after clear, comprehensive written and oral advice; the available defences were unsupported by the overwhelming forensic evidence and were legally untenable; therefore there was no miscarriage of justice and the plea could not be vacated; the 15 year minimum period was appropriate and provocation would not justify further reduction.