30 Jul 2018
MATHIAS v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2018] NZHC 1910
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1910
- Court
- High Court
The High Court concluded the sentence was not manifestly excessive: an 18‑month starting point for the burglary was appropriate given Arahanga guidance; a 15‑month uplift for concurrent additional offending, prior convictions and offending while on release conditions was reasonable; a roughly 20% guilty plea discount was within acceptable range given timing and strength of evidence; however the destruction order was overbroad and was amended to specify the items to be destroyed.