21 Mar 2018
HASSALL v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2018] NZHC 487
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 487
- Court
- High Court
The starting point of 27 months was outside the available sentencing range for the offending described. The Court found the manufacture involved low-level commerciality and moderate quantities but was aggravated by danger to residents and a nearby school; a starting point of 18 months was appropriate, a six month uplift for relevant prior convictions raised the notional term to 24 months, and applying a 25% guilty plea discount produced a final sentence of 18 months imprisonment.