Supreme Court for sentence

Press, 15 August 1978, Page 4

Supreme Court for sentence

I An unemployed machinist [ | who was convicted on two [ [charges of indecently as-[ [ saulting two nine-year-old[ [ boys in November and Dei cernber last year was com-[ [mitted to the Supreme Court’ ; for sentence by Mr B. A. Palmer, S.M., in the Magis-j [(rate’s Court yesterday. [ The Magistrate said that David Bryan Turner, aged 128, had three previous convictions in the last nine; years for offences on young [males and for two offences’ [on young females — all in- : volving indecency. [ Last week Turner had told [the police that he had done [similar acts on several occajsions “because he had urges’ from time to time.’’ When ’some of the offences ocIcurred he had been baby- | sitting, the Court heard. The Magistrate granted final suppression of the names of the two nine-year-old complainants but lifted suppression of the defendant’s name. Turner was remanded in custody. (Before Mr F. G. Paterson, S.M.) RAPE CHARGE A labourer, aged 34, charged with the attempted rape of a woman in Christchurch on June 20, was remanded to August 30 for the taking of depositions. The names of the defendant and the complainant were suppressed. WILFUL DAMAGE A 20-year-old unemployed Australian upset at being thrown out of a city night club had attacked a Post Office letter box and had jumped up and down on the fender of a car. Robert Andrew Michell pleaded guilty to a charge of [wilfully damaging the car [fender last Saturday. I Sergeant C. J. Shannahan ’ said the offence had occurred about 2 a.m. after the ’defendant had been made to | leave the Adams Apple night club. He had gone to a letter box and had pummelled it with his fists and had then jumped on the car fender. The owner of the car, who had attempted to restrain the defendant, also had his shirt torn beyond repair. The defendant had finally fallen through a window. In convicting Michell the Magistrate said it was unlikely a night club would eject a guest without having a good reason for doing so. Michell was ordered to pay compensation of $3O — $2O for the damage to the car and $lO for the torn i shirt.

[ The Magistrate said this ’ money had to be paid immediately or the defendant [ would, in default, spend seven days in jail. DRUG CHARGES A 27-year-old welder and ian 18-year-old solo mother [were both remanded to Sep- ’ tember 11 for the taking of depositions when they each appeared on three joint icharges involving drugs. Henry Edward James ’ Newman and Joanne Leslie [Cane were each charged with having cannabis in their possession, with having the drug for the purpose of sale, and for supply. The alleged offence took place at Ashburton on August 6. Each was allowed bail [of $BOO. RECKLESS DRIVING Nigel Peter Carpenter, aged 21, a salesman, was convicted and sentenced to four months periodic detention when he appeared on a [charge of recklessly riding a motor-cycle on August 7. In addition his licence was [cancelled for nine months and he was ordered to attend a defensive driving course. The Court earlier heard that the defendant had driven through four red lights, three stop signs and a number of uncontrolled intersections at speeds in excess of lOOkm/h in an effort to shake off a traffic patrol.