6 Oct 2017
GOOSE v POLICE [2017] NZHC 2453
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2453
- Court
- High Court
The District Court's 30% total mitigation credit was manifestly inadequate; the appellant was entitled to full value for an early plea (25%) and additional credit for youth, remorse and rehabilitation (10%), leading to substitution of the 25 month imprisonment term with 10 months home detention; the court was satisfied the s9(2) risk threshold under the Child Protection Act was met and directed registration; the appeal against name suppression was dismissed as the statutory extreme hardship threshold was not met.