20 Apr 2018
PROCTOR v POLICE [2018] NZHC 763
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 763
- Court
- High Court
Although the Judge's starting points and adoption of a cumulative approach were within range, the cumulative construction produced a total sentence manifestly excessive in breach of the totality principle; the appropriate remedy is to reduce the cumulative sentence by six months, substituting two years and five months' imprisonment, while leaving reparation and fines orders intact.