SENTENCE FOR CONVERSION
Appeal Dismissed
The prisoner's home life had been shocking and he had been clothed in such a way that when he went to school none of the other children would go near him. said Mr A. B. Harman in the Supreme Court yesterday. He was appearing for Donald Raymond Matiu, aged 20, who was appealing against a sentence at nine months’ imprisonment imposed in Dunedin on a charge of car conversion and driving while disqualified That sentence was to be followed by a year’s probation and he was ordered to make restitution of £250.
The appeal was dismissed by Mr Justice Richmond. Matiu had not been satisfactory on probation and he had received what he needed—a short sharp lesson, said Mr C. M. Roper, who appeared for the Crown. “The Courts have got to adopt a firm attitude towards the frequently occurring offence of car conversion.” said his Honour. “While still on probation and a disqualified driver you took part in the conversion of a car which was completely wrecked.”
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29468, 21 March 1961, Page 18
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