Six Months’ Gaol
John Rangihuna, aged 33, a slaughterman (Mr G. W. Rountree), was imprisoned for six months when he appeared for sentence before Mr Justice Gresson in the Supreme Court yesterday on a charge of theft of a camera valued at £3O 9s 3d on February 27. Mr Rountree submitted that liquor had contributed to a silly offence which had little chance of success. The prisoner could be a good worker and, when in prison previously, had given no trouble. Mr C. M. Roper, for the Crown, made no submissions. His Honour said the prisoner had a long list of previous convictions for offences involving dishonesty. However, he was prepared to take into account the fact that the prisoner’s employers had stood by him, and that liquor had probably played a considerable part. “I intend to impose a minimal sentence in the hope that it will encourage you to give up a life of crime and content yourself with earning a living in a good job,” his Honour said.
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31378, 25 May 1967, Page 10
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