12 Aug 2021
R v TAWA [2021] NZHC 2091
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2091
- Court
- High Court
For low-level Band 2 methamphetamine supply involving 6.5 grams the appropriate starting point is at the lowest end of Band 2 (two years' imprisonment); applied discounts of 20% guilty plea, 15% s27 cultural mitigation, and 5% for connection to addiction and rehabilitative steps (total 40%), plus a three-month credit for time on EM bail, producing an effective custodial equivalence of just over 11 months; because the resultant sentence fell within the range where community-based sentences are available and the offender had strong rehabilitative prospects and pro-social supports, the Court imp…