Prison sentence for burglary

Press, 30 August 1980, Page 5

Prison sentence for burglary

An unemployed man earlier convicted of burgling a house in Hackthorne Road, from where property worth $4270 was taken, was sent to prison for six months when he appeared for sentence before Judge Bradford in tfie District Court yesterLast week the Court heard that Bruce David Condy, aged 19, and an associate had gone s to the house and after ascertaining no-one was at home had gained entry and removed property that included jewellery, a clock, a colour television set, a persian rug and stereo equipment. The stolen property was divided between the pair. All but jewellery, to the value of $3BO, was recovered, the police prosecutor had said. Ttie Judge said that Condy appeared for sentence on a charge of burglary and one of receiving a stereo unit, valued at $2OOO. Both offences were serious in respect of the value of the property involved. The defendant had denied the charge of receiving but this was proved, he said.

Condy had previous convictions for burglary, theft, using a document to obtain a pecuniary advantage, and in March, this year, two Charges of false pretence. Periodic detention for such serious offending was inappropriate, he said, and sentenced Condy to sjx months imprisonment to be followed by probation for 12 months. ’ Counsel (Miss J. A. Lake) said while the defendant agreed with the facts about the burglary contained in the police summary Ke claimed that • the amount of property he received was mucti less than alleged. * Most of the stolen property was recovered at the premises of his In explanation for his role in the burglary' Condy sard he was out of work apd short of money. As all the property was recovered and Condy had gained nothing from the venture Miss Lake urged that a penalty be imposed which would leave him 'in the community.