15 Jun 2021
R v STEAD [2021] NZHC 1411
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1411
- Court
- High Court
Judge treated four abduction charges as lead offending (starting point two years), added uplifts for repeated driving while disqualified and for threats/assault (total starting point two years six months), then applied an eight month guilty plea discount (approx 25%) and a further six month discount (20%) for youth and mental health, arriving at a global sentence of one year four months' imprisonment; home detention was declined because parents' address was unsuitable given family tensions and risk, but leave granted to apply if a suitable address is found; disqualification amended to one yea…