28 Jul 2020
BEATTIE v POLICE [2020] NZHC 1831
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1831
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the 18 month imprisonment sentence because the sentencing Judge did not err: given the offender's extensive history of non-compliance with community sentences, breach of home detention during the offending, demonstrated risk of harm and failure to engage with treatment, a custodial sentence was appropriate and not manifestly excessive; the sentencing Judge was best placed to decide appropriateness of home detention or intensive supervision in the circumstances.