23 Jun 2021
TANG v R [2021] NZCA 266
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 266
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Court held the 16 year starting point was at the upper end but within range; the two year uplift for ephedrine was excessive and reduced to six months resulting in a global starting point of 16 years 6 months; existing discounts applied by the sentencing Judge were not increased given prevailing sentencing practice and case gravity, producing an end sentence of 12 years' imprisonment; and the MPI was imposed mechanistically and was quashed as unnecessary in the circumstances.