The New Zealand Bar Association is warning against misinformed anger at the judiciary following Thursday's Auckland shooting.
The revelation that the 24-year-old shooter was serving five months’ home detention following domestic violence charges has been met with questions and criticism.
Bar Association Criminal Committee co-chair James Rapley KC says it's normal for offenders who commit domestic violence to serve home detention and the sentence felt appropriate at the time.
"The judge started at three years imprisonment, he got a discount for pleading guilty and other factors brought it down to less than two years. And by law, the judge has to consider a sentence of home detention."
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