SUPREME COURT

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 232, 28 June 1945, Page 5

SUPREME COURT

Youths Sentenced

Appearing before Mr. Justice in the Supreme Court, Wellington je,-tei-ilay, tor sentence on three charges of theft, Robert Neil Kiene, shop assistant, age,l IS. was aitniitteil to probation 1 terms of a current period during wh ch lie is on licence. His Honour commented that the offences with which prisoner wao charged were committed two years ago, and he considered probation i". would tic stiffie ent. However, lie "“ rn, -d prisoner that any future lapse would meet witli imprisonment. . .<> Ronald James Reid. b”l c51 ? r ', a '’ cd ) ,„?,‘!i and Leonard John Slier’d. ra _ ct °D' liai jJ amt aircraftman, aged 19. were each ad mitted to probation for tyo J. cais charges of counting-house breaking and shopbreaking. Mr. A J. Mazengarb apiioared for Sheed and Mr. 11* D. A. Lrc*.W<”l for Reid. Mr. W. R. Birks appeared 10 bavl(l C Warren Hodgkinson. labourer, a-ed 20. and Raymond Douglas Jolin ston. labourer, aged IS each appeared for soTitpncp for shop-broaklnjr. Il is Honour com men ted that serving a term of 2J years’ Borstal detention. This hud been Imposed in June “t tills year before which date they hail committed the offences £‘>v whl ® “no appeared for sentence. He could sic ndvnnta-e in extending their term of uetenliou. and would sentence them to be detained in Borstal for 21 years to be eoncurrent with their present term.