A head sentence of nine years imprisonment for a one-punch manslaughter, where the offender had a lengthy criminal history including violence linked to drug use, fled the scene, evaded police, and adopted a false cover story, is within the range of appropriate sentences. A parole eligibility date between the one-third and halfway marks is appropriate where the offender's criminal history and antecedents warrant delay beyond the statutory one-third mark, even accounting for a timely plea of guilty.
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