24 Jul 2018
HOWLETT v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2018] NZHC 1850
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1850
- Court
- High Court
The appeal was dismissed because the end sentence was within the appropriate range and the sentencing Judge did not err in law in declining to give further discount for remorse or in refusing home detention. The Judge reasonably found home detention unsuitable given the offender's recidivism, history of non-compliance, high risk of reoffending and escalation of offending; the off-hand reference to public perception did not amount to an unlawful exclusive focus on denunciation and deterrence, and did not render the sentence manifestly excessive.