22 Dec 2016
FOREST v CROWN [2016] NZHC 3198
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 3198
- Court
- High Court
The starting point of 10 weeks was excessive given the maximum of three months and the nature of the one‑off outburst; the appellant's timely apology warranted a substantial reduction (the court would have set an 8 week starting point and reduced by four weeks), resulting in a substituted sentence of four weeks' imprisonment; remand for sentencing was lawful; and Parole Act early release provisions apply to contempt sentences.