GRANTING OF PROBATION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22404, 28 April 1936, Page 16

GRANTING OF PROBATION

ACCUSED NOT ABSOLVED The fact that the granting of probation does not absolve the recipient from future punishment on the original offence was stressed by Mr. Justice Fair in the Supreme Court yesterday, when admitting to two years' probation James Davidson Ireland, who had admitted at Whangarei two charges of theft from a dwelling house. His Honor said that the probation officer had not recommended probation owing to the accused's previous offences, but he was prepared to give him another chance. "You must understand that in doing this it does not free you fronfi. the liability of punishment for these offences," added His Honor to accused. "If you commit a breach of your probation you will probably be sentenced to six months' imprison ment. "Sometimes there seems to be some misunderstanding concerning those released on probation. Each accused person so released should understand that if he comes before the Court again a sentence will be imposed which would have been imposed in tho first place." His Honor stated that he had been largely influenced in his decision to grant probation by the probation officer's report that accused was a good ■worker.