New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Possession of drug paraphernalia

Legal area

Court

31 Oct 2022

CURTIS v THE CROWN [2022] NZHC 2816

Citation

[2022] NZHC 2816
Court

High Court

Judge Ingram's two year starting point for the firearm offence was within the available range given objective aggravating factors (loaded and readily accessible modified sawn-off shotgun, safety set to fire, located in a car, defendant reached toward it) and the end sentence was not manifestly excessive; extension of time to file the appeal granted because no prejudice to the Crown.
24 Mar 2017

HURRING v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2017] NZCA 78

Citation

[2017] NZCA 78
Court

Court of Appeal

Nation J's factual findings and legal conclusions were sound: there was ample evidence to conclude the applicant knew of the cannabis and possessed the pipe for the purpose of consuming methamphetamine, Nation J properly applied s 13(1)(a), and the applicant failed to satisfy the statutory thresholds for leave under s 237(2); accordingly leave to pursue a second appeal is declined.