8 Dec 2017
R v NICHOLAS [2017] NZHC 3043
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 3043
- Court
- High Court
Adopted a 14-month starting point for the s307A threatening offence (reflecting premeditation, threat of violence and significant disruption), imposed a 4-month starting point for breach of release conditions and reflected that by a 2-month uplift to 16 months on a totality basis, then uplifted by 3 months to 19 months for prior convictions and repeated breaches; refused health-based mitigation due to ongoing public danger; applied maximum 25% guilty plea discount (rounded as five months) yielding a final concurrent sentence of 14 months' imprisonment; declined to order reparation given impec…