R v Ruddelle - [2021] 3 NZLR 497

Criminal practice and procedure — Bail — Bail pending sentence — Manslaughter — Exercise of discretion — Interests of justice — Possibility of home detention — Delay in sentencing — Coercive control — Social entrapment — Genuine remorse — No risk to safety of others — Bail Act 2000 s 13.

Criminal law — Sentencing — Manslaughter — Excessive self-defence — Use of weapon — Protection of child — Starting point — Social and cultural disadvantage — Family violence — Social entrapment — Coercive control — Context of relationship — Starting point — Offer of manslaughter plea — Social and cultural disadvantage — Genuine remorse — Allowance for period on electronically monitored bail — Home detention — Sentencing Act 2002 ss 8(g), 9(3A), 15A and 27.