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Discounting Time on Electronically-Monitored Bail at Sentencing
Since electronically-monitored bail (“EM bail”) was introduced in New Zealand in 2006, varied approaches have been taken to accounting for this time at sentencing. Prior to 2006, it was not usual to make deductions for time on ‘non-EM’ bail although … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Sentencing
Tagged criminal-law, discount, electronically monitored bail, EM bail, Hohipa, Keown, Law, Macfarlane, Paora, Rangi, Shramka, Tamou, Walker-Haturini, [2008] NZCA 88, [2010] NZCA 492, [2014] NZCA 524, [2015] NZCA 485, [2021] NZCA 559, [2021] NZHC 1208, [2021] NZHC 1332, [2022] NZCA 299
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Sentencing for low-end residential burglaries
In sentencing of residential burglaries, the standard case cited is the Court of Appeal decision of Arahanga v R [2012] NZCA 480, [2013] 1 NZLR 189 at [78] in which the Court held that starting points for residential burglaries (as … Continue reading
Posted in Crimes Act 1961, Law, Sentencing
Tagged Arahanga v R, Burglary, Grey v Police, Law, Nelson v Police, Newton v Police, Sentencing
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