10 May 2019
R v JOHNSON & ORS [2019] NZHC 111
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 111
- Court
- High Court
Kidnapping was the lead offence linking all defendants; individual culpability must be assessed under s66(1) because s66(2) liability could not be relied on; avoid double counting of aggravating features between kidnapping and injuring charges; set individual starting points reflecting roles (Johnson 6 years, Rota 5.5 years, Williams 2 years) and apply a 15% guilty plea discount because pleas were entered at first available instance after critical evidential ruling and avoided likely aborted trial, resulting in final custodial sentences of Johnson 5 years 1 month, Rota 3 years 8 months, Willi…