EXPECTING TOO MUCH
PROBATION FOR THEFTS WARNING BY MAGISTRATE (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, June 8. In dealing with a youth of 18, Leslie Sidney Arthur, who pleaded guilty to four charges relating to the theft of cycles valued at £3l, and also the theft from a motor car of an overcoat valued at £2 10s, Mr C. R.’Orr Walker, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, said he was greatly concerned because young fellows making their first appearances "in court on a series of theft charges apparently thought they would get off on probation for first offences. If this were so he would have to consider curtailing probation for first offenders when there was a series of offences. Probation was given in order to save youthful offenders from continuing a, life of crime. Remarking that it was sad that in this case neither the father, an elder brother, nor relatives were present to say anything in his favour, the magistrate admitted Arthur to probation for three years, and ordered him to make restitution.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23830, 9 June 1939, Page 15
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