30 Jul 2021
BOLT v POLICE [2021] NZHC 1966
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1966
- Court
- High Court
The sentencing Judge did not err in law or principle: the 25% guilty plea discount, the 15% reduction for cultural/background factors (consistent with Carr v R and related Court of Appeal authorities) and the additional 5% for restorative justice were within the permissible range given the mixed evidence of remorse and the limited scope of the restorative process; consequently the global sentence of 30 months imprisonment was not manifestly excessive and the appeal is dismissed.