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\par AT LABASA
\par APPELLATE JURISDICTION
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\par CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 22 OF 1994
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\par Between:
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\par }{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15036874\charrsid12517592 JOSUA NAKETEI
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\par Accused in Person
\par M/s L. Laveti for the Respondent
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\par On 27 May 1994 the appellant was convicted and sentenced by the Labasa Magistrate's Court on the first Count for the offence of house breaking with intent to commit felony and on the second count with attempted rape.}{
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\par Originally the appellant appealed against both conviction and sentence but on the hearing of the appeal he withdrew his appeal against conviction.
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\par The appellant asks for reduction of sentence.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid12517592  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15036874\charrsid12517592 He says that he is 19 years of age and is a first offender.}{
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\par The learned State Counsel opposes the petition stating that bearing in mind the sentences that could be imposed for these offences, the sentences are on the light side.
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\par I see no merit in this appeal; if anything, as stated by the learned State Counsel the learned Magistrate erred on the side of leniency.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid12517592  }{
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This is one case where I am minded to enhance the sentence.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid12517592  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid15036874\charrsid12517592 The appellant although he says he is 
a first offender, he is not; he has a conviction for shop breaking entering and larceny in 1990 and was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment.
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\par I find that the sentences are neither harsh or excessive nor wrong in principle.
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\par The appeal is dismissed.
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