MAGISTRATE’S COURT Man On Drug Charges Remanded For Medical Examination

Press, Issue 32345, 10 July 1970, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Man On Drug Charges Remanded For Medical Examination

A 30-year-old artist appearing for sentence on three narcotics charges in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday was further remanded to July 15 so that he could be examined by doctors to see whether an order for his detention should be made undir the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Act.

Anthony Leslie Fomison was appearing on charges of using the narcotic opium on May 19, possessing opium on May 20, and being in possession of a hypodermic syringe and needles for the use of opium on May 20. Bail was allowed during the period of remand so that the accused could continue to take voluntary medical treatment at a hospital. “It seems that this defendant is now in a state of addiction to this drug. That being so 1 am concerned to ascertain the most appropriate form of action this Court can take." said Mr P. L. Molineaux, S.M. For the defendant, Mr G. R Lascelles said the question of addiction revolved round whether it was a physical addiction or a psychological addiction, and there was no evidence of a physical dependency at the present time. The Magistrate said the defendant had apparently set himself up to cure himself of his psychological troubles by administering dangerous drugs to himself rather than seeking medical treatment. It was significant that he did not seek medical advice until the police had charged him on the offences. TWO CHARGES Charged with the burglary of Worcester Street Butcheries. Kevin Desmond Tyson, aged 24. unemployed, pleaded guilty and was convicted and remanded in custody to July 16 for probation* report and sentence. He was also remanded for 1 sentence on a charge of stealing a guitar worth *6 He pleaded guilty to this charge also.

Sergeant R. B. Kench said hams and rolls of bacon worth *264.72 were stolen from the butcheries on the night of June 22. Interviewed later by the police, the defendant admitted taking part in the burglary. He said he had driven some-

friends to the shop and waited while they committed the burglary. The defendant also admitted stealing a guitar from an. unlocked car during June He later sold the guitar to a second-hand dealer

REMANDED A 30-year-old housewife was remanded to a hospital for observation and a

sti psychiatric report on a charge n of wilfully ill-treating a child! aged 14 months in a manner; e i likely to cause bodily harm. y No plea was taken on the; 0 charge, relating to an incident! on July 8 when the child was e in her custody. e For the accused. Mr P. G. S.| ». Penlington agreed to a remand: 'to August 7 under section 39b r of the Criminal Justice Act. I An order for interim suppression of the accused's name

was made. / BURGLED STORE 1 “If they like to do this sort D of thing for kicks they will get D them,” said the Magistrate , when Leslie William Giles, aged 20. a sheet metal worker, and e David John French, aged 23, a if shoemaker. appeared on a charge of burglary of Stranges Foodstore. Aorangi Road. e They pleaded guilty and e were convicted and remanded e in custody to July 16 for sen-T-fence. • At 3.45 a.m. on July 2 the defendants and two other i. youths broke into the store by , removing louvres from a window and took $4O worth of pro-, ’ perty. About $35 worth hadj . since been recovered, said Ser-i , geant Kench. They said that; - they had had nothing to do so! I did the job for kicks. The Magistrate noted that French had been convicted of; arson and burglary last year; - and Giles was on probation for! I burglary and theft. II STOLE $305 John Joseph Reeves, aged 23, , a storeman driver iMr G. R. 1 Lascelles*, charged with steal- > ing $305.12 from his employers, . Park Davis Orders. Ltd. by failing to account, was convicted and remanded in custody to ■ July 16 for sentence. He pleaded guilty. Sergeant Kench said Reeves was employed by the com- • plainant firm as a driver and ; part of his duties involved . receiving payments for goods. Reeves failed to hand in to the firm's office money received I from 30 customers between April 1 and June 12. INSULTING LANGUAGE Insulting words directed at the police were yelled out by Dennis James Hughes, aged 18, a soldier, as he drove past the Hornby Police Station. Sergeant Kench said. Hughes pleaded guilty to a charge of using insulting language and was fined $25, The offence occurred at 10.25 p m., and the words w’ere heard by two constables in the station and a number of persons nearby, said Sergeant Kench.

1 The defendant had been i drinking. * One of the words used by » the defendant puzzled the > Magistrate, who said he must I confess he had never heard of it. However. Sergeant Kench j said he had heard it several

times, and he took it to be insulting. “Well, he pleaded guilty anyway." said the Magistrate, who later read out the word. "For the benefit of the mystified audience the word was . scungey’," he said.

CHARGE DISMISSED A charge against Archibald Garnett Murray, aged 44, a chemist (Mr B. D. Kinley*, of

!i driving in Worcester Street IJ while under the influence of 'drinks or drugs, was dismissed. Murray pleaded not guilty. Sergeant P. Gillfedder said i that at 10.30 p.m. on May 24 he J noticed that the rear door of the car Murray was driving iwas not properly closed. : Murray was stopped and it was noticed that he appeared to be affected by liquor. Sergeant Gillfedder said that in his opinion Murray was in

an advanced state of intoxication although his driving did . not appear to be affected. Dr J- S. Wilson said that after a clinical examination of d Murray at 12.35 a.m. he cond eluded that Murray was unfit ito drive. A blood sample * showed an alcohol concentra- * tion of 260 milligrams per 100 s millilitres of blood. 1 The Magistrate said that the d blood sample certificate was of little significance because of the section of the Transport Act under which Murray had ' been charged. The particular . section had been repealed and k ;the Court was therefore not in a position to conclude that the ■ defendant had been incapable *!of controlling his vehicle. ’* Because of the lapse of time ‘‘before the doctor saw the defendant it could not be said .■he had been unfit to drive at » the time he was arrested, said ‘ the Magistrate. PERIODIC DETENTION William Lewis Austin, aged J 22. a baker’s assistant, was sentenced to three months , periodic detention when he appeared for sentence on a charge of failing to report to the , periodic detention centre on ■ February 28. I If it was not that the warden * of the centre was still willing * to persist with him, the defendant would be sent to prison, > said the Magistrate. FURTHER REMAND [ Appearing for sentence on a ' charge of assaulting Christie ; Margaret Harris on July 1. Clif- : ford Frederick Warr, aged 25. unemployed, was further re-: manded to July 13 in custody, for a psychiatric report. The defendant had a history! of mental disorder, said the, Magistrate. A psychiatric report i might throw some light on why he had committeed an apparently unprovoked attack. For the defendant. Mr J. M. Wilson, said he had taken the complainant to a friend’s flat. He and his friend had argued over the girl. The cause of the assault given by the defendant differed from the police summary, said Mr Wilson. The defendant said he had

been struck in the face while he was sleeping. He thought his friend had punched him and lashed out in reflex. Unfortunately his blow struck the girl. PROBATION Appearing for sentence on a

charge of being idle and disorderly in that she had insufficient lawful means of support on July 1, Julie Ruth Walker, aged 18, a factory worker, was placed on probation for one year. She asked for suppression of

name because she felt she had ‘let her family down. The Magistrate said her name had; already been published and? that she would have to take ■the consequences of her act. FURTHER REMAND Alan Watts, aged 20. an air traffic control cadet (Mr J. G.! Panckhurst). and Victor fWysocky, aged 18. a fitter and ’turner (Mr P. J. Thompson), who were to have been |sentenced yesterday on charges I of making false coins, uttering land two charges of theft of 1 cigarettes, were further remanded to July 14 at the re-' quest of Mr Leggat who said! he needed to obtain further! ■ information. MISCELLANEOUS CASES In miscellaneous cases, brought by the police, convic-l tions and fines were imposed asi follows, with costs 15 in each case:— Failed to give way. Winifred! May Wing, $25: Barry Ewan I Smith, $25 and disqualified for 1 one month as from July 16. Careless use: Douglas George: Bryce. $2O and disqualified for one month (failed to report; accident. $•); Jeffrey Stephen; Reeve, $3O and disqualified for! three months. Unable to stop in half of clear distance ahead: Robert Douglas. $l4. Person under 20 found in bar: Christopher John Berry. (Before Messrs W. H. Small and E. C. Wilkins, Justices of the! Peace) COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Eric William Wilkes, aged 49,! a storeman (Mr S. G. Erber),; was committed to the Supreme! Court for trial when he pleaded*:

not guilty to a charge of Indecent assault on a girl aged six years eight months at Christchurch on May 10. He was granted bail. (Before Mr H. J. Evans, S.M.) TRAFFIC OFFENCES In Ministry of Transport traffic prosecutions convictions were entered and tines imposed as follows, with costs of $5 in each case:— Failed to stop at sign: Brian Fellow. *25, disqualified for three months; Kevin James McGrath, *2O. Careless driving: William James Wyber, *l5.