23 Jul 2021
RAYON MOHI WILLIAMS v R [2021] NZCA 333
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 333
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court fixed the starting point for the ACM van aggravated robbery at seven years (reduced from a previously higher starting point in light of authority), declined to increase the uplifts despite the reduced starting point, set combined starting points of 11 years for Williams and 10 years for Emery, allowed a 10% reduction for s27 background factors for each and an additional 5% for Williams' demonstrated rehabilitative efforts, resulting in effective sentences of nine years four months for Williams and nine years for Emery, with minimum periods of imprisonment of 50% (4 years 8 months an…
- Aggravated robbery
- Conspiracy to commit robbery
- Unlawful use of motor vehicle
- Minimum period of imprisonment
- Mitigation under s27 sentencing act
- Starting point and uplift analysis