29 Nov 2022
R v BURR [Sentencing Notes] [2022] NZHC 3153
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 3153
- Court
- High Court
Starting point for lead charge (loaded Remington) set at 18 months imprisonment, uplift of 2 months for the additional loaded Game King firearm to a 20 month global starting point; full 25% guilty plea discount (6 months) reduced the notional sentence to 14 months; court exercised statutory preference for least restrictive sanction and converted the custodial sentence to a non-custodial outcome: 400 hours community work and six months community detention served concurrently; forfeiture of firearms and ammunition ordered.