15 Mar 2022
CRISTOPHER v POLICE [2022] NZHC 457
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 457
- Court
- High Court
Even if the sentencing judge ought to have allowed a modest discount for methamphetamine addiction, the sentence remained supportable because (a) a higher starting point and/or greater uplift for extensive dishonesty were open conclusions, and (b) the offender's poor prospects of rehabilitation meant a substantial addiction discount was not appropriate; a 10% reduction would still yield a sentence just over 16 months so the 18-month term was not manifestly excessive.