10 Oct 2018
T(CA440/2018) v R [2018] NZCA 416
- Citation
- [2018] NZCA 416
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the sentencing judge did not err: the appellant's cultural background and foreign national status did not justify a further reduction because he had established social ties and familiarity with New Zealand, his isolation was partly self‑caused by the offending, the judge's allowances for youth, lack of prior convictions and guilty plea were adequate, and the overall 12‑year sentence with no minimum was not manifestly excessive.