4 Jul 2022
PELTZER v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2022] NZHC 1572
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1572
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the cumulative 120 hours community work and cumulative disqualifications were not manifestly excessive given the serious facts of both incidents; the appellant's alleged head injury lacked independent corroboration and was undermined by inconsistent self‑reporting (including drug use), so it did not materially mitigate culpability; a 5% discount for good character was appropriate; the appeal was allowed only to the extent of backdating the first disqualification to 7 September 2021 and the second to 2 March 2022, with the remainder of the sentence affirmed.