28 Aug 2023
BROWN v REGINA [2023] NZHC 2352
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2352
- Court
- High Court
The sentencing judge's modest uplift for historic prior violent convictions and five per cent discount for cultural/background factors were within range: the prior convictions were few, historic and of limited gravity so uplift was modest and not manifestly excessive; the s27 report did not establish a specific causal link sufficient to justify a larger discount; removal of the uplift would not render the sentence manifestly excessive (reducing 60 to 57 months), therefore the appeal is dismissed.