17 May 2018
R v ROWE [2018] NZHC 1087
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1087
- Court
- High Court
The judge concluded the lead offence was the indecent act with intent to offend and set a six‑month starting point for that offence, uplifted one month for common assault and two months for assault on a constable to reach a nine‑month global starting point, then uplifted three months for the offender's significant criminal record to 12 months; the court applied a 15% mitigation for mental illness and a 20% guilty plea discount (total 35% reduction) to arrive at an overall sentence of eight months' imprisonment and imposed tailored post‑release conditions (residence approval, psychological ass…