10 Jun 2020
MOELLER v R [2020] NZHC 1290
- Citation
- [2020] 3 NZLR 726
- Court
- High Court
Halving the remaining custodial period is a reasonable default when substituting home detention for a second strike short-term sentence absent features justifying a longer term; on these facts the District Court's 226-day home detention was excessive and was replaced with three and a half months' home detention.