1 May 2020
BIRCH v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2020] NZHC 878
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 878
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the sentencing judge's starting points, uplifts for prior convictions and offending while on release/bail, and discounts for youth and guilty pleas produced an end sentence of two years and ten months that was within range and not manifestly excessive; therefore the appeal was dismissed and the sentence affirmed.
- Burglary
- Theft
- Unlawfully takes motor vehicle
- Reckless driving
- Possession of weapon in public place
- Breach of parole