20 Oct 2021
GILLAN v R [2021] NZHC 2799
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2799
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal: the District Court correctly applied Terewi, categorised the cultivation at the lower end of category 2 given the sophisticated operation, sales and inferred commerciality (including funding of drug use), and justifiably uplifted for the loaded sawn-off firearm; applying 25% guilty plea and 10% rehabilitation/addiction discounts to the 40-month combined starting point produced a final sentence of 26 months which was not manifestly excessive.