7 Dec 2021
R v RIHARI [2021] NZHC 3334
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 3334
- Court
- High Court
The judge fixed separate starting points for historical and recent offending (7 years non-adjusted for lead historical rape uplifted to 13 years to reflect totality; 4 years for recent unlawful sexual connection), applied combined personal discounts of 25% (15% for advanced age/health, 10% for causal background deprivation), resulting in concurrent and cumulative sentences producing a global sentence of 12 years 9 months' imprisonment; no MPI was imposed because MPI cannot apply to pre-1993 offending and parole eligibility after one-third made an MPI redundant for the recent offence.