5 Apr 2019
R v VELA [2019] NZHC 714
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 714
- Court
- High Court
Preventive detention was declined because a lengthy determinate sentence of ten years, combined with the opportunity for culturally appropriate rehabilitation while imprisoned, Parole Board assessment, and the availability of an extended supervision order if treatment is unsuccessful, sufficiently protects the community; medical reports indicated risk could be mitigated with proper treatment and did not establish that only preventive detention would protect society.