14 Sept 2021
PFEIFFER v R [2021] NZHC 2409
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2409
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the District Court's 20 month starting point for possession of the sawn-off shotgun and ammunition was within range and that an adjusted overall starting point of 26 months (before plea reduction) was available given the firearm, ammunition and related offending; the 20% guilty plea reduction was appropriate and home detention was not suitable because deterrence and denunciation and the defendant's history and circumstances required imprisonment; appeal dismissed.