14 Feb 2006
R V TOPIA HC AK 2005-092-004046
- Citation
- openlaw-3b16ad18_1601_40fa_ad1a_19513374ae6d.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Applying tariff authorities and assessing culpability and aggravating/mitigating factors the judge set start points of 14 years for the cocaine importation and 8 years for the methamphetamine importation, then applied substantial combined discounts (~one third) for plea, youth, first offender status, remorse and low risk leading to concurrent sentences of 8 years 9 months (cocaine lead) and 5 years 3 months (methamphetamine); discretionary minimum term under s86 was declined given defendant's age, lack of prior convictions, low risk of reoffending and need for consistency and least restrictiv…