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New Zealand Case Law

Gbl (gamma-butyrolactone)
  • 7 Oct 2021

    R v KEOGH [2021] NZHC 2677

    Citation
    [2021] NZHC 2677
    Court
    High Court

    Starting point for conspiracy to supply methamphetamine (28 g, band 2) set at three years' imprisonment reduced to two and a half years for conspiracy; uplift of six months for the GBL offence applied for total global starting point of three years; applied a full 25% guilty plea discount, approximately 7% credit for EM bail, 15% discount for causative addiction and a further ~8% for demonstrable rehabilitation (net ~55% reduction) reducing the global starting point to 16 months; after crediting time and assessing least restrictive option, the appropriate sentence was four months' home detenti…