11 May 2022
FORDE v R [2022] NZHC 904
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 904
- Court
- High Court
The High Court allowed the appeal, holding that while the five‑year starting point for the methamphetamine offending was within range, the 15% uplift for previous convictions (approximately 12 months) was excessive; recalculation with an appropriate uplift of six months and the applied discounts (guilty plea and personal factors) supported reducing the substituted sentence to four years nine months' imprisonment and ordering destruction of the pistol and forfeiture of $32,500 to the Crown.