9 Dec 2021
NEWTON v R [2021] NZHC 3370
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 3370
- Court
- High Court
The 14 month uplift for the unlawful possession of a loaded sawn-off shotgun was excessive because the strong factual connection between that possession and the earlier aggravated robbery meant a lesser cumulative uplift was required to avoid double counting under the totality principle; the appropriate uplift is nine months, and the end sentence is substituted accordingly (aggravated robbery 2 years 9 months; unlawful possession 9 months).