JUDGE’S COMMENT ON PRISONERS
“CENTRE OF CRIMINAL ORGANISATION ” (New Zealand Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 12. “From my knowledge of the cases it seems that the Daynes household has become the centre of a criminal organisation in the community and that it has been radiating its bad influence fairly widely.” said Mr Justice Finlay when Francis John Daynes, aged 22, his brother, George Charles Daynes, aged 21 and Terence Dunkley, aged 21, appealed before him for sentence. All three had pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime. Francis Daynes also admitted a charge of attempting to disable a constable to facilitate his escape, and Dunkley admitted charges of car conversion and breaking and entering and theft. Imposing sentence on Francis Daynes and Dunkley, his Honour said the two men had to be taught that they could not offend against society with impunity, as they must eventually be crushed. He sentenced each man to a total of five years’ imprisonment with hard labour, the sentences to be cumulative with their present sentence. George Daynes was sentenced to two years’ reformative detention.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25802, 13 May 1949, Page 4
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