29 Jul 2022
ILOLAHIA v POLICE [2022] NZHC 1853
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1853
- Court
- High Court
Although the sentencing judge materially erred by not giving reasons for refusing leave to apply for home detention under s 80I, on rehearing the High Court concluded home detention was not appropriate because the appellant had an extensive history of serious repeat drink-driving, had not demonstrated steps towards rehabilitation, and imprisonment was the least restrictive appropriate outcome; therefore the 13 months' imprisonment and associated orders stand.