R v Hughes - [2009] 3 NZLR 222

Criminal law — Sentence — Discharge without conviction — Whether disproportionality test in Sentencing Act 2002 differs from approach under previous case law — Whether disproportionality test exercise of discretion — Whether only to be applied in “exceptional” cases — Factors to be considered — Onus of proof — Sentencing Act 2002, ss 106 and 107.

Criminal law — Burden of proof — Whether onus on defendant when court must be “satisfied” of particular conditions — Sentencing Act 2002, ss 106 and 107.