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Life imprisonment has been the most severe criminal sentence in New Zealand since the death penalty was abolished in 1989. Life imprisonment is mandatory for treason and the presumptive sentence for murder. It may be imposed for manslaughter and Class A drug dealing. Offenders sentenced to life imprisonment must serve a minimum of 10 years imprisonment before they are eligible for parole, although the sentencing judge may set a longer minimum period or no minimum period at all (i.e. life without parole). Released offenders remain on parole for the rest of their life.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FAQ )〕 Only six life sentences since 1980 have been for crimes other than murder - one for manslaughter in 1996, and five for drug offences in 1985, 1996, 2008 (two) and 2009. In contrast, there have been 813 life sentences for murder during the same period.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Adults convicted in court by sentence type - most serious offence calendar year )〕 ==Life imprisonment for murder== Since the Sentencing Act 2002 came into force, life imprisonment must be imposed for murder unless it would be "manifestly unjust".〔Sentencing Act 2002, section 102〕 Cases where it might be unjust involve mercy killings, failed suicide pacts, and "battered defendants" who were subjected to "prolonged and severe abuse". Life imprisonment was mandatory for all cases of murder from 1962 (when the death penalty for murder was abolished) to 2002. In serious cases with certain aggravating factors, sentencing judges must impose a minimum of 17 years imprisonment unless it would be manifestly unjust to do so;〔Sentencing Act 2002, section 104〕 this includes those involving a high level of violence, premeditated murder, contract killing, multiple/serial murder, the murder of a police officer or public official, and home invasion. Since the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010 came into force, judges in extreme cases may set no minimum period, which means that the offender will spend the remainder of their life in prison without parole,〔Sentencing Act 2002, section 103 (2A)〕 Judges must also sentence offenders to life imprisonment without possibility of parole if they have a previous conviction for a serious violent offence, unless it would be manifestly unjust to do so.〔Sentencing Act 2002, section 86E〕 If the offender was aged under 18 at the time of the crime, they must have a minimum period of imprisonment set; they cannot be sentenced to serve life imprisonment without parole.〔Sentencing Act 2002, section 103 (2B)〕 The youngest people sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand were aged 13 years at the time of the offence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Life imprisonment in New Zealand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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