9 Jul 2019
R v RATIMA [2019] NZHC 1586
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 1586
- Court
- High Court
Court set a starting point reflecting the unexpected forcible blow and injuries but reduced it by six months to 20 months because significant benzodiazepine withdrawal and psychiatric conditions materially contributed to the offending; applied a two‑month uplift for prior violent convictions to reach 22 months; applied a five‑month (approx. 20%) discount for the guilty plea and charge reduction to impose a final sentence of 17 months imprisonment to be served cumulatively on the existing robbery sentence.