9 Jul 2018
POLLARD v R [2018] NZCA 244
- Citation
- [2018] NZCA 244
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Given the facts (deliberate acceleration through a crowd at night, CCTV/audio evidence, and catastrophic permanent injury), a three-year starting point for dangerous driving causing injury was within range; uplifts for failing to stop and prior convictions should be limited to a combined six months; an exceptional eight-month reduction for remorse and a 20% reduction for guilty pleas produced a substituted sentence of two years and three months' imprisonment, with the concurrent failing-to-stop sentence reduced to six months concurrent.