15 Aug 2023
R v LUNA [2023] NZHC 2188
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2188
- Court
- High Court
Applying Zhang band 5 and having regard to the defendant's significant runner role and the approximately 7kg methamphetamine involvement, the Court set a starting point of 13.5 years for the methamphetamine offending, applied a three‑year uplift for separate drug offending to reach 16.5 years, then reduced that by combined discounts totalling 79 months for guilty plea, cultural factors, rehabilitation prospects and prior curfew to produce an end sentence of 9 years 11 months; a minimum period of four years (40%) was necessary to achieve sentencing purposes given seriousness and parity with co…