SUPREME COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1932, Page 2

SUPREME COURT

PRISONERS SENTENCED,

CHRISTCHURCH, March 23.

Several prisoners came up for sentence before Mr. Justice Adams tine morning, the cases being connected with thefts from houses or offices.

Albert'Arthur Dempsey, for breaking, entering and theft, was sentenced to a period of reformative treatment not exceeding two years. Prisoner was only, twenty-two years of age, -and already had a list dating from the . age of thirteen, said the Crown Prosecutor.

His Honour said that he could not do other than sentence Dempsey rn view of" his- past record. On two' charges of breaking, entering andrtheft, .Steven Jantes Morighan was sentenced to a period of reformative • ■ treatment not

two years. Modighan also had a fairly long history of crime, including three cases of breaking and entering, and one of unlawfully carrying a revolver, said hi® Honour.

Gordon Webb Hazel dine, for theft, was admitted to probation for two years, and was ordered to pay the costs of the : prosecution, His Honour said that the probation officer did pot report favourably j but there were other matters which ittdy have affected the report. This stated that there,was a ausplcioh that Hazeldine had. been passing goods through to a receiver, He thought that he would be justified in admitting the prisoner to probation. ‘ Leslie’William Gibbon® was ordered to comp up for sentence if called upon within 'twelve months for attempting to incite 'a. personrto theft,. * His Honour said that in the case, which was sent from Napier, the jury had found the accused guilty with a strong recommendation to mercy for what was considered a foolish act. Taking the jury’s view and hearing in mind that prisoner had been in prison for other wrongdoings since hi® conviigjion. His Honour said he thought that the ends of justice would he served if he ordered the prisoner to come up for .sentence when called upon.