20 Dec 2021
PRICE v POLICE [2021] NZHC 3265
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 3265
- Court
- High Court
The trial Judge's discrete uplifts produced a cumulative starting point of 51 months which was manifestly excessive under the totality principle; substituting a 45-month starting point and applying discounts (guilty plea 25%, personal/cultural 15%, youth 10%) produced an appropriate end sentence of 23 months imprisonment; the appeal is allowed, the District Court sentence is quashed and replaced with 23 months with leave to apply for home detention if a suitable residence is found.