24 May 2016
R v ROGERS [2016] NZHC 1103
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 1103
- Court
- High Court
Starting point fixed at 25 years' imprisonment based on role, quantity (six manufactures totalling accepted >7kg), distribution involvement and possession of precursor/materials; a 5% reduction applied for personal mitigation then a 20% reduction for guilty pleas (applied sequentially) produced an effective sentence of 19 years' imprisonment; sentences on counts to be served concurrently; minimum period of imprisonment set at 50% (9.5 years) before eligibility for release; concurrent individual count sentences specified (manufacturing counts lead).