3 Jun 2022
KELLY v R [2022] NZHC 1298
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1298
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the six year starting point for the combined drug offending was within Zhang band two given the appellant ran his own commercially-oriented operation (147g known meth plus other supplies), the uplifts for a firearm and prior reoffending were justified, the 20% overall mitigation for addiction/upbringing and 15% guilty plea discount were within acceptable bounds, and no credit for EM bail was warranted because the appellant absconded and cut his bracelet; the final sentence of four years six months was not manifestly excessive.