24 Jul 2023
DUTHIE v R [2023] NZCA 312
- Citation
- [2023] NZCA 312
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the 10 year combined starting point was within the available range but the discounts applied were inadequate for the instrument forfeiture; guilty plea (20%) and personal background (15%) discounts were appropriate, but the appropriate discount for the instrument forfeiture order was 35% rather than 25%, yielding a substituted sentence of three years and nine months' imprisonment and rendering the High Court sentence of four years nine months manifestly excessive.