Kevin Stanton Burdett v The Queen - SC 73/2009
Summary
Criminal – Appeal against sentence – Sexual offending against girl aged between 12 and 16 years – Whether Court of Appeal erred in fixing starting point of 3.5 years’ imprisonment for a first offender charged with a single act of sexual connection when no tariff decision established for relevant type of sexual offending – Whether Court of Appeal failed to take into account availability of home detention as a sentencing option?[2009] NZCA 366 CA 115/2009 19 August 2009
Result
Application for leave to appeal dismissed. 4 November 2009
Related Documents
Leave judgment - leave dismissed — BURDETT V R SC 73/2009 4 November 2009 (PDF 34 KB)