2 Jun 2020
CHAI v R [2020] NZCA 202
- Citation
- [2020] NZCA 202
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Applying Zhang, the Court assessed the appellant as having a significant organising role; fixed a starting point of 13 years for the 2 kg methamphetamine importation and uplifted three years for substantial commercial ephedrine importations (overall 16 years); allowed personal mitigation of 15% (10% for good character and rehabilitation, 5% for foreign national disadvantage) plus a 25% discount for early guilty plea (applied cumulatively as permitted), producing an end sentence of nine years seven months; the 40% minimum period was appropriate for commercial dealing but recalculated to three…