A Wanaka chef jailed for more than a decade for stomping on a man's head dozens of times has had his appeal to the Supreme Court dismissed. Taylor appealed his convictions and sentence at the Court of Appeal, however, the court dismissed Taylor's claims in March. AdvertisementHe then appealed to the Supreme Court and said he was dissatisfied with the differences in the sentences imposed on him to that of his co-offender Leon Terrence Rowles. "The applicant's conviction on the charge of attempted murder explains the apparent disparity in sentencing between himself and his co-offender." "Mr Taylor delivered 23 single-foot stomps to Mr Vincent's head.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 05, 2017 02:15 UTC