21 Mar 2023
STEPHENS v R [2023] NZCA 663
- Citation
- [2023] NZCA 663
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the starting point of 18 months was excessive given the evidence; there was no basis to find the value exceeded $10,000, a more appropriate starting point was about eight months with a one month uplift for utensils and mitigation reducing the sentence to imprisonment comparable to seven and a half months; in light of parity considerations and rehabilitation the Court quashed the home detention orders and substituted six months' supervision with special conditions.