30 Nov 2022
R v ZHANG [2022] NZHC 3168
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 3168
- Court
- High Court
The Court refused Mr Zhang's application for a discharge without conviction because the evidence did not show the consequences of a recorded conviction would be out of all proportion to the moderate gravity of his offending; having assessed culpability and personal factors the Court imposed non-custodial punitive sentences (community detention with curfew and community work) to achieve denunciation and deterrence while recognising mitigation for good character.