JUDGE’S WARNING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 231, 28 August 1935, Page 2

JUDGE’S WARNING.

TERM FOR BURGLARY. AUCKLAND, Aug. 26. The statement that lie intended to impose a minimum sentence of twelve mouths on prisoners convicted of breaking and entering by night was made by Mr Justice Fair in the Supreme Court to-day. The offence, said His Honour, was difficult to detect. It was one which generally involved deliberation, and the person who committed it knew its seriousness. His Honour had before him a Maori. Kauhoa Hemara, who had admitted breaking and entering a shop at Kaikohe. The report concerning the prisoner was a bad one, said the Judge. He had previous convictions, and was reported to live a shiitless life, and to keep bad company. Prisoner was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

John Henry Wilson was subsequently placed in the dock for sentence for breaking and entering a shop. He had been committed from Hefensville. His Honour mentioned that the prisoner had been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at Hamilton last week for the same class of offence He, too, had a bad record. The sentence of twelve months’ imprisonment was made concurrent with that at present being served.