Jail for receiving

Press, 3 November 1984, Page 4

Jail for receiving

Imprisonment was the only appropriate sentence, Judge Palmer told Nicholas Patrick Brown who appeared for sentence in the District Court yesterday on a charge of receiving four video recorders, worth $6971, in September, last year. Brown, aged 23, unemployed (Mr K. J. Grave) was sent to prison for six months. He was also put on probation for 12 months during which time he was ordered to undertake medical treatment or counselling for his drug addiction. The Judge said that in sentencing people for receiving, especially “highpriority equipment” such as video recorders, a deterrent sentence had to be considered. Brown after initially denying the offence had changed his plea and admitted the receiving offence which took place on or about September 6, last year. The video recorders were stolen from Smiths City Market, Ltd. Brown sold one video recorder, valued at about $l5OO, for $3OO. Mr Grave said that his client had no previous convictions for receiving. The

e offence took place 14 j, months ago and Brown had s since then twice been seno tenced for other offences, e receiving six months in n prison. r He submitted that h periodic detention could be it appropriate. CORRECTIVE TRAINING i- An unemployed youth s who robbed two boys bex cause he was short of money was sentenced to i- corrective training. g Shane Brian Barwell, d aged 17, unemployed (Mr E. ;- Bedo). was earlier convicted s of robbing a boy, aged 14, of $7 after “head butting” him, n on September 28, and of h taking a wallet and cash, i- valued at $35, from another s boy, aged 15, on October 13. it The latter was grabbed, I- threatened, punched, and knocked to the ground y where he was then kicked d about the head and body. ;- Barwell said he had spent e the money on food and r liquor. it The offences were both unpleasant, one was serious, e and both warranted a fully y custodial form of punishe ment, said the Judge. ,t CHARGE DENIED A charge of assaulting s Linda Aileen Geary with i-— intent to injure her, was e denied by John Katene,

aged 32, a labourer. Katene (Mr D. C. Fitzgibbon) is charged with committing the offence on October 21. Bail was opposed by Sergeant A. T. Smith who said that the defendant faced another assault charge involving the same complainant. As Katene was set down for a defended hearing on this charge on November 28, Mr Fitzgibbon asked that the injury charge be remanded to the same date. The Judge remanded Katene in custody. REMANDS On a joint charge of receiving a $4OOO caravan from Kevin James Lane, a man and a woman were each remanded at large without plea to November 8. Darryl Wayne Jack, aged 18, a labourer, and Jacqueline Wendy Murray, aged 17, a shop assistant, are said to have committed the alleged offence between June 11 and November 1. DRUG CHARGES Bail was set at $2OOO for Lynley Charlene Te Au, aged 30, who faces six charges laid under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Te Au is charged with selling cannabis on October 24, possessing cannabis

seeds, plant, a pipe and roach clip, cultivating the drug, and possessing cannabis for sale or supply — all on November 1. Bail was opposed by Sergeant J. E. Dwyer. The defendant was remanded, without plea, to November 8. CANNABIS PLANTS Twenty-four cannabis plants varying in height from 7cm to 29cm were found by drug squad detectives during a search at a Templeton address yesterday morning, said Sergeant W. J. McCormick. The occupants, Mid l3 ®! James Bent, aged 19, a sickness beneficiary, and Ivan Lawrence Stevenson, aged 21, a labourer, admitted the offence. They told the police they were growing the drug for their own use. Each defendant was convicted and remanded on bail of $750 to November 19 for a probation report and sentence. THEFT CHARGE No plea was entered by Mark Wayne Tonihi who is charged with stealing $335 ,in cash, the property of Whites Jewellers, Ltd, on October 30. Tonihi was remanded at large to November 15.