3 Nov 2017
WEBSTER v POLICE [2017] NZHC 2685
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2685
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the District Court sentence was not manifestly excessive and should be upheld. The Court endorsed an orthodox assessment: set an appropriate starting point for the demanding with menaces (within the Regan/Opetaia/Witute spectrum), uplifted for associated theft and multiple driving and other offences, imposed a further uplift for offending on bail, and allowed discounts for youth and guilty plea; overall the original sentence of three years' imprisonment fell within the available range and the appeal was dismissed.