23 Nov 2021
HOLTZ v R [2021] NZHC 3158
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 3158
- Court
- High Court
The global sentence of two years and three months with a minimum period of 50% is not manifestly excessive because the combined offending—a cold‑blooded conspiracy to have a firearm discharged at a prison officer's home plus a separate threat of grievous bodily harm against the same officer acting in duty—justified the starting point adopted and the mitigations (15% for guilty plea and 10% for personal circumstances) were reasonably applied.