A sentence of 9 years imprisonment (non-parole period of 6 years 9 months) for manslaughter by unlawful and dangerous act arising from a single punch in the context of alcohol-fuelled violence in a public place, where the offender was aged 33 with minimal criminal history, was held to be within the legitimate sentencing range. The case confirms that sentences in the range of 9-10 years are appropriate for serious examples of one-punch manslaughter in public places, even where the offender has no history of violence.
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