Wayne Darren McGregor v The Queen - SC 76/2007

Criminal appeal – Sentencing Act 2002 – sentencing bands for grievous bodily harm – whether sentence imposed is manifestly excessive and wrong in principle – whether R v Taueki [2005] 3 NZLR 372 is correctly decided – in particular, whether it is correct to focus on the presence of identified aggravating features – whether Taueki has improperly led to a rise in sentencing levels over the bottom half of the range of sentences imposed for grievous bodily harm.[2007] NZCA 435 CA 320/07 10 October 2007