18 Oct 2021
SINCLAIR v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZHC 2788
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2788
- Court
- High Court
The High Court found no error in the District Court's exercise of sentencing discretion: commercial-scale cannabis dealing justified prioritising deterrence and denunciation, home detention was insufficient to meet those purposes in the circumstances, and the proffered fresh medical record, although admitted, was not fresh in the sense that it could have been obtained with reasonable diligence and in any event would not have affected the outcome; appeal dismissed.