1 Dec 2017
R v FAAPOI [2017] NZHC 2969
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2969
- Court
- High Court
The judge selected a starting point of two years and eight months imprisonment reflecting the breach of trust by a prison officer but less serious than cases involving drugs. After deductions for a clean record (3 months), remorse (3 months) and a late guilty plea (approx 7.5%), the end sentence reduced to two years. Because no drugs were involved and on balance of the offender's mitigation and low risk of reoffending, the court concluded home detention was appropriate and imposed 12 months' home detention concurrent on the three charges.