9 Feb 2021
SHERLOCK v NZ POLICE [2021] NZHC 110
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 110
- Court
- High Court
The High Court found the District Court's starting point and uplifts for burglary and weapon were within range but concluded the sentencing Judge erred by not giving adequate credit for the appellant's diminished cognitive capacity and remorse; applying additional discounts (10% for cognitive impairment and 5% for remorse/rehabilitative prospects) on top of the 25% guilty plea discount produced a materially lower and appropriate end sentence of 13 months, so the original 16 month sentence was manifestly excessive and was substituted.