20 Oct 2020
COOPER v R [2020] NZCA 510
- Citation
- [2020] NZCA 510
- Court
- Court of Appeal
No discount was warranted because the s 27 material did not establish a sufficient causal link between the appellant's childhood trauma and the premeditated importation offence; rehabilitative potential alone, absent identified needs, does not justify mitigation; the judge's starting point and discounts were within range and not in error.