18 Feb 2020
R v THOMPSON [2020] NZHC 195
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 195
- Court
- High Court
Adopted a middle-of-band 2 starting point of nine years for sexual violation by rape; applied a 10% uplift for prior sexual convictions and a 10% mitigation for personal factors producing the same starting point; applied a 20% guilty plea discount to reach a final determinate sentence of seven years two months imprisonment and imposed a minimum period equal to 60% of the term; preventive detention, though considered and despite finding a high risk of reoffending, was declined because a lengthy determinate sentence together with required treatment and the availability of extended supervision c…