19 Dec 2018
R v KASMEER LATA [2018] NZCA 615
- Citation
- [2018] NZCA 615
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the totality of aggravating factors placed the offending within the category of the most serious of cases under s 8(c) of the Sentencing Act 2002, requiring application of the maximum prescribed penalty for the lead s 98(1)(i) offence before applying offender‑related discounts; after allowing the agreed discounts the lead sentence was substituted with ten years and three months' imprisonment and a five year minimum period, with concurrent s 98AA sentences adjusted accordingly.