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R v Witika
Judgment date: 8/12/1992
Court: NZCA
Judge: Cooke P, Richardson and Gault JJ
Citation:
(1992) 9 CRNZ 272;
[1993] 2 NZLR 424;
Catchwords: Criminal law; Sentencing; Manslaughter; Whether sentence manifestly excessive;
Criminal law; Sentencing; Co-offenders; Respective culpability;
Criminal law; Sentencing; Sentencing appeals; Whether substantial miscarriage of justice;
Criminal law; Defences; Compulsion; Battered woman syndrome;