23 Sept 2019
NELSON v POLICE [2019] NZHC 2434
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 2434
- Court
- High Court
The District Court starting point of 18 months for the burglary was excessive on the available facts (limited entry, no evidence of occupants or significant theft); a 14 month starting point for the burglary was appropriate, uplifts for separate offending and offending on bail were applied, and combined discounts of 20% for youth/mental impairment and further credit for the guilty plea produced a substituted burglary sentence of 17 months imprisonment; appeal allowed to reduce the burglary sentence accordingly.