23 Nov 2017
R v SUTCLIFFE [2017] NZHC 2882
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2882
- Court
- High Court
Judge fixed a starting point of four years' imprisonment for reckless discharge causing death, added six months for concealment to reach four years six months, applied combined mitigating discounts (10%) and a 25% full guilty plea discount, resulting in an end sentence of three years and one month imprisonment; a minimum sentence was not required because the act was a one-off spontaneous recklessness, the firearm was brought to the defendant and the offender presents low risk of reoffending.