20 Oct 2023
R v REWIRI [2023] NZHC 2954
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2954
- Court
- High Court
The judge found the vehicle was returned to the defendant's address shortly after the shooting and that the defendant directed cleaning, stripping and disposal steps which prevented police access; adopted a 21‑month starting point (based on comparable authorities), applied a two‑month reduction for established s27 mitigation (resulting in 19 months), rejected credit for the proffered plea because it relied on a factual version the judge rejected, and then reduced the sentence for totality to a cumulative term of nine months imprisonment to be served cumulatively on the sentence imposed 2 Marc…