R v Accused (CA 349/89) - [1990] 2 NZLR 316

Criminal law — Sentence — Drugs — Heroin — Importation and possession for supply — Police informer — Accused pleaded guilty to importing two kilograms of 80% pure heroin and to possession of that heroin for supply — He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment — Accused had assisted police, both before and after sentence, with information about co-offenders and other crimes — Whether appropriate sentence should be discounted because of information given to police — Whether information given since sentencing was relevant — Whether sentence was excessive.