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 day of February, 2002 at Nasinu in the Central Division, broke and entered the dwelling house of Tom Davis and stole 
from therein a vacuum cleaner valued $200.00, a microwave valued $695.00, a clock radio valued $30.00, stereo valued $2,000.00, disk rack with 28 discs valued $280.00, shoes valued $30.00, handbag valued $120.00, 17 bottles of wine valued $1,000.00, insul
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lued $250.00, handbag valued $30.00, silver plater valued $80.00, silver plater valued $100.00, 2 sugar shakers valued $50.00, bottle of wine valued $25.00, 15 silver plate mat valued $150.00, 1 cruton silt valued $100.00, kitchen knife valued $5.00, 51 t
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ble knives valued $200.00, 22 table knives valued $160.00, silver spoons valued $60.00, 23 table spoons valued $70.00, 2 silver table knives valued $20.00, 2 silver handle fork valued $20.00, 23 silver eating forks valued $90.00, 11 silver spoons valued $
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10.00, 10 silver plated spoons valued $100.00, 50 eating forks valued $200.00, 42 table spoons valued $220.00, 21 tea spoons valued $40.00, 25 table spoons valued $200.00, 34 stainless steel forks valued $140.00, 6 silver teaspoons valued $30.00, 2 silver
 teaspoons valued $10.00, 1 pair spoon valued $5.00, 1 pair medium spoon valued $10.00, wine glass valued $5.00, 6 pairs 3/4 pants valued $60.00 and a green and red jacket valued $50.00, all to the total value of $7,482.50, the property of Tom Davis.

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She further said that both Appellants had helped the police recover the stolen property.
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\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 The learned Chief Magistrate did not consider remorse, the Appellant}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 
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\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 2.\tab}}\pard\plain \s16\ql \fi-709\li1418\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\ls1\outlinelevel0\rin0\lin1418\itap0\pararsid1727856 
\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 In respect of the 2}{\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 nd}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856  Appellant, inadequate weight was given to the fact that he was a first offender.
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\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 The sentences were harsh and excessive.
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\par At the hearing of the appeal the 1}{\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 st}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 
 Appellant presented written submissions expressing remorse and asking for leniency.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 The 2}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 nd}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856  Appellant said that he was a first offender and that he should have been given credit for that.
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\par State Counsel submitted that the sentences were within the tariff for House}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856 -}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 breaking offences and that they were not wrong in principle.}{
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 
\par The tariff for similar offences appears to be between two to three years.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 
Given the value of the property stolen the Magistrate was entitled to start at the highest end of the tariff.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 
He then rightly adjusted the sentence for the guilty pleas and the fact that the Appellants helped the police to find the stolen property.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 
However it is not clear from the record that he took into account their previous good character.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 The 1}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 st}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856  Appellan
t has two previous convictions but they are both very old and he has obviously kept out of trouble for almost ten years.
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\par In all the circumstances I am not persuaded that any credit was given for good character and I therefore reduce their sentences by 6 months, to 18 months.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 Their appeals are successful to that extent.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856 
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid1727856 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 Nazhat Shameem
\par }{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 JUDGE}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid1727856 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 At Suva
\par 10}{\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856 th}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10232056\charrsid1727856  May 2002}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1727856 
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