7 Sept 2022
SCOTT v R [2022] NZHC 2274
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2274
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the District Court did not err in adopting a four year starting point for the drug offending and a 12 month uplift for firearms; the Judge correctly applied Moses and Zhang, properly assessed s 27 factors and addiction, awarded 25% guilty plea discount plus a 20% allowance for personal factors and a modest 5% credit for good character, but the appellate court reduced the end sentence to two and a half years to reflect totality and be the least restrictive appropriate outcome.