Jacqueline Elaine Wihongi v The Queen - SC 130/2011

Criminal Appeal – Sentencing – Sentencing Act 2002, s 102 – appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision to raise the Applicant’ s sentence from 8 years to 12 years – whether the Court of Appeal erred in its assessment of the Applicant’s future risk of violent offending – whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that a longer finite sentence would increase the level of public safety – whether the Court of Appeal erred in its consideration of the Applicant’s mental impairments – whether the Court of Appeal erred in its consideration of the Applicant’ s favourable qualities – whether the application should be heard even though it was filed out of time.[2011] NZCA  592   CA 641/2010