14 Jun 2022
MOANA v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2022] NZHC 1392
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1392
- Court
- High Court
Considering the offender's intellectual disability, lack of prior offending, genuine remorse, early plea and positive rehabilitation prospects, the assault was correctly assessed as of low gravity and a conviction would be out of all proportion to the offending; accordingly the conviction and nine months' supervision were quashed and the appellant discharged without conviction; separately, the protection order was properly made as necessary for the victim's protection and recovery.