20 Mar 2019
R v KOKIRI [2019] NZHC 501
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 501
- Court
- High Court
The judge fixed a starting point at the upper end of the single-punch manslaughter range (45 months, uplifted to 46 months for offending on bail) after identifying aggravating (assault to head, victim vulnerability, offending during theft, flight and boasting) and mitigating factors (youth, very low IQ, remorse, rehabilitation prospects). The judge allowed a 25% global personal discount and a 25% discount for an early guilty plea, exercised discretion to produce the 'right sentence' and imposed two years' imprisonment (24 months) with leave to apply for substitution by home detention if a sui…