Cooper v R

Sentence

Cooper v R – [2014] NZCA 275 – Stevens, Courtney and Lang JJ – 27 June 2014 

Manslaughter and attempting to pervert course of justice – death result of single blow to troubled friend during argument – lengthy cover up by hiding body and using bankcards and social media to suggest victim was alive – culpability – whether failure to take account of provocation and immediate threat posed by victim. 

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