16 May 2023
ANDERSON v R [2023] NZHC 1165
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1165
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal: the District Court's starting point of 30 months (2.5 years) was at the upper end but within the appropriate range given premeditation, duration, warnings, phoenix activity and approx. $110,000 victim loss; a 15% uplift for a closely similar prior conviction was justified; a 10% guilty plea discount was appropriate given the lateness of the plea; home detention was not appropriate for this brazen offending.