5 Aug 2022
R v SIMPSON [2022] NZHC 1902
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1902
- Court
- High Court
Applying Zhang band 5 to at least 8 kg manufactured and a leading role, the judge fixed a Whakatane starting point of 14 years, uplifted 2 years for manufacturing capacity/equipment and 2 years for multiple firearms (18 years), added a 2 year uplift for separate Manukau offending (total 20 years), then allowed mitigation (guilty pleas 4.5 years, mental health/addiction 2.5 years, remorse 1 year) totaling 8 years reduction, resulting in an overall sentence of 12 years imprisonment with a minimum period of 5 years before parole eligibility (just over 40%) because mental health/addiction reduced…