21 Apr 2023
R v LI [2023] NZHC 891
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 891
- Court
- High Court
For importation of 1.472 kg methamphetamine at 70% purity the offender's role was assessed as 'significant', warranting a starting point of 10 years; a 2-year uplift for additional offending produced a global starting point of 12 years; a 20% discount for guilty plea, further reductions for rehabilitation (10%) and remorse/insight (5%), and a six-month reduction for totality with a prior District Court sentence produced a final term of imprisonment of 7 years 3 months; concurrent two-year terms imposed on other charges; orders made for destruction of seized items and forfeiture of NZ$10,700;…