5 Jul 2023
MATCHITT v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2023] NZHC 1745
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1745
- Court
- High Court
The High Court allowed the appeal, finding the District Court erred in not discounting the sentence for causative background factors; applied a 10% discount for those factors and rehabilitation, resulting in an adjusted custodial equivalent of 21 months which made the appellant eligible for home detention; converted the sentence to 11 months' home detention with specified conditions and reparation orders because the purposes of sentencing could be met without imprisonment.