19 Oct 2021
R v MARSH & WEALLEANS [2021] NZHC 2804
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2804
- Court
- High Court
Marsh (murder): although offending was premeditated, involved home invasion and was callous, the judge found powerful mitigating personal and background factors and that imposing the statutory 17-year minimum would be manifestly unjust; life imprisonment with a minimum period of 13.5 years was imposed. Wealleans (manslaughter): as active participant who armed himself and struck the victim with a hammer and locked the door, starting point 11 years reduced by 15% for s27 factors produced a sentence of 9 years 4 months; no extended minimum period imposed but parole eligibility follows statutory…