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\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 IN THE HIGH COURT OF FIJI
\par AT SUVA
\par CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 Applicant
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\par Applicant in Person
\par Mr M. Korovou for Respondent
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\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 12th March 2002
\par Judgment:}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4135607\charrsid12875641  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 15th March 2002
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\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid4135607 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 The Applicant Epeli Labalaba was sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Suva Magistrates\rquote 
 Court, on the 26th of October 2001.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 
He now applies for a review of his sentence on the ground that his sentence was wrongly ordered to run consecutively to sentences then being served.
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\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641  Contrary to Section 300(a) of the Penal Code, Act. 17.
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RU and PENIJAMINI DAVETAWALU alias PENI DAVETA, between the 06th day of October 2001 and the 08th day of October 2001, at Navua in the Central Division, broke and entered the FIRST STEP SUPERMARKET and stole therein assorted liquor valued at $3,177.18, as
sorted cosmetics valued at $750.00, shaving gears valued at $450.00, groceries valued at $450.00 and 82 tinned Beef valued at $191.19, to the total value of $5,018.77, the property of FIRST STEP SUPERMARKET.
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The facts were that on the 8th of October 2001, the Manager of the First Step Supermarket opened his shop to find it had been broken into, and items to the total value of $5,018.77 missing.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 On a search, items worth $263.93 were found at the house of Penijamini Davetawalu (the 3rd Accused in the Magistrates\rquote  Court).}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 All three offenders admitted committing the offence.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 
The Applicant admitted 13 previous convictions, and mitigated, saying he was a 26 year old farmer and was supporting his father and sister.
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The 1st and 2nd Accused were then sentenced to two years imprisonment to be served concurrently with sentences on Court file 216/01 for a similar offence at the same Supermarket between the 1st and 3rd of September 2001. 
The total value of the items stolen in the September break-in, was $6,670.00.
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However, the Applicant in this review was given a two year term without an order that it be served concurrently to any term then being served, although he was not a co-accused on Court File 216/01.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 Thus the Applicant\rquote s complaint.
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State Counsel submitted that the two year term was not wrong in principle and that the sentence should not be varied.
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s term be served consecutively to any term being served.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 
It is possible that he was not aware that the Applicant was then serving a term of imprisonment extra-murally for offences committed in 2000.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 It appears that he did not enquire whether the Applicant was a serving prisoner.
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\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid4135607 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 The effect of the sentence passed was that the Applicant\rquote 
s sentence ran consecutive to his previous sentence, and his co-accused\rquote s sentences ran concurrently.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 
There seems to be no reason, on the facts as outlined by the prosecutor, why this should be so.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 
Although his co-accused were fortunate to receive concurrent sentences given the fact that the earlier break-in was a separate incident and called for consecutive sentences, there appear to be no grounds for treating the Applicant more severely.
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As such I order the sentence of two years imprisonment be varied to run concurrently to any term of imprisonment then being served by the Applicant.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 It will therefore be deemed to commence on the 26th of October 2001.
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\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 I consider that the length of his sentence is neither manifestly excessive, nor wrong in principle.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12875641  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10820284\charrsid12875641 I decline to vary the sentence in any way, other than to order that it be served concurrently.
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\par At Suva
\par 15th March 2002
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