19 May 2020
MANUKA v R [2020] NZHC 1043
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1043
- Court
- High Court
Admitted the psychological report but found it did not establish addiction or causal nexus sufficient to mitigate; applying Zhang the Court reduced the lead starting point from 3 years 4 months to 2 years 4 months, accepted a 4 month uplift for other offending, declined further role or personal mitigation discounts, upheld reduction of guilty plea discount to 11.6% because appellant absconded, and substituted the original sentence of 3 years 3 months with 2 years 4 months imprisonment.