3 Aug 2018
R v WONG [2018] NZHC 1973
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1973
- Court
- High Court
Starting point for conspiracy set at 12 years 6 months (matching comparable co-defendants), uplift of 6 months applied for separate possession offending producing 13 years; a global mitigation discount of 9 months applied for first convictions, cooperation and limited English, then a 20% discount for guilty pleas (late) applied, yielding a final custodial sentence of 9 years 9 months for conspiracy with a minimum parole eligibility term of 4 years 10 months; concurrent sentences imposed for related possession and equipment charges and a concurrent 5 months for simple possession.