R v Wikiriwhi - [1985] 2 NZLR 501

Criminal law — Sentence — Wounding with intent to injure — Sentences reviewed — Off-duty policeman severely injured in fight with accused — Both were intoxicated — Fight started because complainant was a policeman but complainant had wanted to fight — Accused pleaded guilty to charge under s 188(2) of the Crimes Act 1961 (maximum sentence seven years imprisonment) - Whether four years imprisonment was excessive.