LAWS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Crimes Act 1961, Culpable Homicide, Family Court
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01/05 lecture 16: the interpretation act past and future 2. In new zealand homicide is the killing of one human being by another human being. Murder requires proof of premeditated intent (s 167, s168) has a life sentence. Manslaughter is an unlawful act which results in death, without intent for the other to die: (s 171) has a sentence of non- custodial, to life. Allows the judge much more leeway in looking at the background and situation, in order to administer a punishment which is proportional to the crime. Exception to this is infanticide (s 178), which has a 3 year maximum penalty. Where a woman causes the death to a child of hers, and that at the time her mind was not her own in one of three ways: Social attitudes: slightly less heinous crime for several reasons. Other jurisdictions (uk): look at legislation surrounding the same topic- the judge does this here.
