6 Dec 2022
GEELS v R [2022] NZHC 3275
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 3275
- Court
- High Court
The sentencing Judge did not err: after considering all sentencing purposes and reports, imprisonment was the least restrictive sentence appropriate because the offending was very serious—multiple firearms including prohibited weapons, substantial ammunition, gang connection and Class A drug dealing—so the purposes of denunciation and deterrence could not be achieved by home detention; appeal dismissed.