15 Apr 2019
R v NAMANA [2019] NZHC 826
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 826
- Court
- High Court
Although the total quantity and commercial scale of the operation placed the offending in the high Fatu band, the defendant's limited and subsidiary role justified a materially lower starting point (3.5 years for the methamphetamine charges). Applying a 16‑month personal mitigation for youth and good character and a 25% guilty plea discount produced an effective custodial term (19 months) which the Court converted to nine months' home detention as appropriate in light of rehabilitation prospects, childcare responsibilities, bail compliance and low reoffending risk; concurrent sentences, subst…