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\fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 IN THE HIGH COURT OF FIJI
\par AT SUVA
\par APPELLATE JURISDICTION
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 063 OF 2002
\par \{ Suva Magistrate\rquote s Court Crim. Case No.: 1051 of 2002 \}}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048\charrsid13512048 
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 APPELLANT}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048\charrsid13512048 
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 RESPONDENT}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048\charrsid13512048 
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 Appellant}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048\charrsid13512048  - }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 In Person
\par Respondent}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048\charrsid13512048  - }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 Mr. P Bulamainaivalu}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048\charrsid13512048 

\par 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 Date of Hearing}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048\charrsid13512048  - }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 9th August 2002

\par Date of Judgment}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048\charrsid13512048  - }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 16th August 2002}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048\charrsid13512048 

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\par }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 FACTS}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 :
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 On 10}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 th}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 
 May 2002 the appellant was on his own plea of guilty convicted for the offence of BEING FOUND BY NIGHT IN POSSESSION OF HOUSEBREAKING IMPLEMENTS Contrary to Section 303(b) of the Penal Code Cap 17.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }
{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
\par 
\par The appellant was on 8}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 th}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048  May 2002 at midnight seen by police patrol in Victoria Parade, Suva.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 He was carrying a bag.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 The police searched his bag.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 The appella
nt ran but was chased and arrested.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 
A pinch bar, a pair of hand gloves and a kitchen knife were found by the police from inside the bag.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093 
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\par }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 SENTENCE}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 :
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 The appellant is appealing against the severity of sentence.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 He says he has found work now and parents are old.
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\par The State submitted that the sentence was proper in light of appellant\rquote s nineteen previous convictions and the fact that the appellant was caught at midnight.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 The State relied on the case of }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 Saula Vunivesi & Abbas Koya vs. The State}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048  \endash  Criminal appeal }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 HAA0}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 
144 of 1998, 145 of 1999 and 146 of 1999 where a sentence of eighteen months imprisonment was upheld for same offence.
\par 
\par The learned Magistrate in his sentencing remark said }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 
taking the discount and the compulsory remission into account, I order that he be sentenced to 18 months imprisonment}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 .
\par 
\par }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 ISSUE OF REMISSION}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 :
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 The Prisons Act Cap 86 deals with remission of sentence of imprisonment.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 By virtue of Section 63 of the said Act those sentenced to more than one month imprisonment are entitled to remission equal to one third of their term of sentence.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 However, this remission has to be earned }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 "}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 by satisfactory industry and good conduct}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 
 under the terms of the section.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 Remission is not automatic.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 Remission is granted by the Controller or supervisor of a particu
lar prison after consideration of factors, which are quite different from those considered by the court at the time of sentencing.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 The role of the Controller or supervisor is an administrative one; the role of the court is a judicial one.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 Remission is a post sentence process.
\par 
\par The basic principle of sentencing is that an offender should be sentenced to a term of imprisonment commensurate with the gravity of his or her offending and this should not be exceeded simply because the court is of the opinion that 
an earlier release is probable because of the granting of remission.
\par 
\par The High Court of Australia in }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 Hoare v. R. 1989}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 
 167 CLR 348 at 354 observed that the fact that a sentence should not be increased in order to take account of the existence of possible remission is }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 "}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 one rule about which there is almost universal agreement in often contentious field of sentencing law}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 "}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 .}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 It pointed to three reasons behind this general rule 
\endash 
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A basic principle of sentencing law is that a sentence of imprisonment should never exceed that which can be justified as appropriate or proportionate to the gravity of crime considered in light of objective circumstances.
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otherwise be an appropriate sentence is to negate in advance the real benefit to the prisoner of remission for good behaviour thereby undermining the policy behind the remission.
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\par Hence a trial court should not treat the likelihood of remission as a ground for increasing what would otherwise be an appropriate sentence.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 The eighteen}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048 -}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 
month prison sentence may not be improper in the circumstances of this case but given the unfortunate remark made by the learned Magistrate, I am constrained to reduce the sentence by six months.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 The appeal therefore succeeds.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13512048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 
The appellant is sentenced to imprisonment for a term of one year with effect from 10}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 th}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048  May 2002.}{
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\par JUDGE
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15802093\charrsid13512048 At Suva
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