11 Aug 2023
R v ORMSBY [2023] NZHC 2154
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2154
- Court
- High Court
Adopt an 18 month starting point for attempting to pervert the course of justice, apply mitigation of 15% for cultural/ personal history and 15% for guilty plea reducing the nominal sentence to 12 months, but exercise sentencing discretion to impose a non‑custodial sentence (six months community detention and nine months supervision with conditions) because the defendant's stable employment, family responsibilities, low assessed risk, and prospects for rehabilitation made community‑based sanctions the least restrictive outcome appropriate while recognizing the public risk taken.