28 Oct 2016
CLAUDIUS v MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT [2016] NZHC 2586
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 2586
- Court
- High Court
The High Court concluded the District Court's starting point of three years was within range but removed an uplift for prior NZ convictions to avoid potential double counting and applied a 15% reduction for serious medical/humanitarian grounds plus the 20% guilty plea credit, producing a two year imprisonment equivalent which the Court then commuted to nine months home detention as appropriate and available given current medical evidence and absence of remaining interpersonal concerns.