16 Mar 2022
PARRY v R [2022] NZHC 486
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 486
- Court
- High Court
The appeal was allowed in part because the District Court's starting points and the application of the bail uplift were excessive and/or misapplied; the correct adjusted starting points are 26 months for the April strangulation/assault package and 7 months for the July assault (total 33 months), and after applying a combined 33% discount the appropriate cumulative sentence is 22 months; the original 2 years 6 months sentence was therefore manifestly excessive and was quashed and substituted accordingly, with leave granted to apply for home detention under s 80I.