12 May 2020
R v RASILA [2020] NZHC 964
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 964
- Court
- High Court
Application for discharge without conviction under s106 declined because defendant did not establish that the direct and indirect consequences of conviction were out of proportion to the gravity of the offending; starting point of 18 months imprisonment for the bribery offence was adopted, reduced by 15% (three months) for mitigating factors and a full 25% (four months) for the guilty plea resulting in an 11‑month sentence which the Court converted to five and a half months home detention given defendant's remorse, good character, rehabilitation steps and suitability of home detention conditi…