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Court of Appeal Wellington
CA770/2008, 780/2008, 795/2008; 11/2009, 35/2009, 36/2009, 37/2009, 38/2009 & 310/2009; [2009] NZCA 445
23, 24 July; 30 September 2009
William Young P, Robertson and Baragwanath JJ
CA770/2008, 780/2008, 795/2008; 11/2009, 35/2009, 36/2009, 37/2009, 38/2009 & 310/2009; [2009] NZCA 445
23, 24 July; 30 September 2009
William Young P, Robertson and Baragwanath JJ
Criminal law — Sentence — When life sentence appropriate for large-scale drug offences — When maximum penalty appropriate — Sentencing Act 2002, s 8(a), (b), (c) and (d).
Criminal law — Sentence — Possession of drugs — Whether relevant quantity what defendant believed possessed, or what actually possessed.
Criminal practice and procedure — Sentence — Appropriate deduction for guilty plea and significant assistance to authorities.