13 May 2022
R v KEYTE [2022] NZHC 1063
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1063
- Court
- High Court
Applying Zhang bands to the representative total identifiable quantity (10.6g) and recognising the defendant's lesser role and addiction, the Court set a global starting point of 2 years 2 months imprisonment, uplifted six months for participation in an organised criminal group (total 2 years 8 months), then applied discounts for guilty plea (20%), addiction (25%), rehabilitative efforts (15%) and restrictive bail (3%) and a modest uplift for prior convictions (2 months) to conclude a custodial sentence was unnecessary; the proper balance of denunciation, deterrence and rehabilitation was ach…