Ewen Macdonald, the Feilding farmer cleared of killing his brother-in-law Scott Guy, has been sentenced to a total of five years for six unrelated charges.
In sentencing Macdonald at Palmerston North District Court this morning Justice Simon France said he had watched police interviews but "saw and heard" no signsof remorse from Macdonald.
The accused had written to Justice France expressing his remorse, but Justice France said he did not accept that.
Macdonald was found not guilty of murdering Mr Guy, 31, after a trial in the High Court at Wellington in June.
During the trial the jury was made aware of three other charges the 32-year-old had pleaded guilty to.
He killed 19 calves by hitting them on the head after a farmer caught him and Boe poaching deer in June 2007.
He also burnt down a 110-year-old whare and emptied a milk vat on a neighbouring farm, causing thousands of dollars of milk to be lost.
It is understood Macdonald has been at Manawatu Prison since he was remanded in custody after his murder trial. He has spent 17 months at the prison since his arrest in April last year on the murder charge.
