3 Feb 2021
R v APPLETON [2021] NZHC 80
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 80
- Court
- High Court
Starting point set at three years and nine months imprisonment based on significant aggravating features (marked intoxication, excessive speed, breach of Maritime Rules, failure to use safety equipment and failure to seek assistance); applying a 25% discount for an early guilty plea and a further 5% for remorse and restorative justice yields a 30% total discount and a final sentence of two years and seven months imprisonment.