4 Aug 2023
GORDON v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2023] NZHC 2053
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2053
- Court
- High Court
The starting point of 16 months for disqualified driving and associated false identity offending was within the permissible range, but the judge erred in failing to credit the appellant for relevant personal mitigation arising from background and addiction factors; applying a 10% mitigation adjustment (with other adjustments) produced a substituted sentence of 1 year 5 months (17 months) on the disqualified driving charge and a corrected one-year disqualification for the false identity offence commencing 7 August 2024.