1 Dec 2023
URSUA v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2023] NZHC 3479
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 3479
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the 42‑month starting point was within the permissible range given the premeditated, targeted and sustained dishonesty and breaches of trust; the appellant's s 27 background did not causatively contribute to the offending so no additional cultural/social discount was justified; limited weight was given to fresh affidavit evidence and the sentencing judge did not err in applying discounts (guilty plea, two‑week remorse), accordingly the overall sentence of two years and seven months' imprisonment was not manifestly excessive and the appeal was dismissed.