23 Jun 2021
AUTON v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZHC 1510
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1510
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the District Court did not err: the cultivation, while non-commercial, was non-trivial and fell within category one of R v Terewi; the appellant's claimed duress/intimidation was not wholly proven and did not render the consequences of conviction out of all proportion to gravity; a fine plus 12 months supervision was within established sentencing range (comparable to Riches) and not manifestly excessive, so conviction and sentence were affirmed.