13 May 2022
R v COLE [2022] NZHC 1064
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1064
- Court
- High Court
Court fixed a global starting point of 10 months' imprisonment for the representative offences, found the defendant had a lesser street-level role and minimal quantities, applied a 20% guilty plea discount, a 15% discount for addiction, and 10% for rehabilitative steps (overall 45% discount yielding 5.5 months if custody imposed), but determined the least restrictive appropriate outcome was a non-custodial combination: 3 months Community Detention plus 12 months Intensive Supervision with specified conditions; one charge (charge 7) was discharged.