11 Feb 2020
RUSSELL & HOKAI v POLICE [2020] NZHC 127
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 127
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the District Court's assessment that the offending fell within band two and its 24 month starting point (reduced to 18 months after full guilty plea discount) was within the permissible range; the sentence was not manifestly excessive and an additional reduction for totality was not required given the seriousness of prison offending and the need for a stern deterrent response.