28 Jul 2016
MA v R [2016] NZCA 362
- Citation
- [2016] NZCA 362
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the High Court erred by giving excessive weight to a wholesaler comparator (R v Tarm) and failed to give sufficient recognition to the appellant's courier role; substituted a lower starting point of 11.5 years, deducted 18 months (to 10 years) for reasons accepted by the Judge and then applied a 15% guilty plea discount to produce concurrent sentences of eight years six months, and upheld imposition of an MPI of approximately 50% adjusted to four years three months.