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\par AT LAUTOKA
\par CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
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\par Ronald Ritesh Chand
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 Mr. T. Qalinauci for the State
\par Both accused in person
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\par [1]\tab Ladies and Gentleman assessors; we have now come to the stage in the trial where it is my duty to sum up the evidence to you; and to direct you on the law.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 You will then be required to deliberate together and each of you must give a separate opinion whether the accused is guilty or not guilty of the charge.
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\par [2]\tab Our functions have been and remain quite different throughout this trial.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 
The law has been my area of responsibility and I must now give you directions as to the law which applies in this case.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 
When I do so, you must accept those directions and follow them.
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\par [3]\tab The facts of this case are your responsibility.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 You will wish to ta
ke into account the arguments in the speeches you have heard but you are not bound to accept them.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 
Equally, if in the course of my review of the evidence I appear to express any views concerning facts, or emphasise a particular aspect of the evidence, do n
ot adopt those views unless you agree with them and if I do not mention something which you think is important you should have regard to it and give it such weight as you think fit.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 When it comes to the facts of this case it is your judgment alone that counts.
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\par [4]\tab In arriving at your conclusions you must consider only the evidence you heard in this case.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 
You must disregard anything you heard from friends, relatives or through any media outlet about this case.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 
You must ignore any suggestions or advice made to you by anyone, no matter how well meaning it may be.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 
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\par [5]\tab You must decide this case only on the evidence which has been placed before you that includes witnesses and exhibits which have been produced.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 There will be no more evidence.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 You are entitled to
 draw an inference that is to come to common sense conclusions based on the evidence which you accept, but you must not speculate about what evidence there may have been or allow yourselves to be drawn into speculation.
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\par [6]\tab In assessing the evidence, you are at liberty to accept the whole of a witness evidence or accept part of it and reject the other part or reject the whole.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 In deciding on the credibility of any witness you should take into account not only what you heard but what you saw.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 You must take into account the manner in which the witness gave evidence.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 Was he or she evasive?}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 How did he or she stand up to cross examination?}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 You are to ask yourselves was the witness honest and reliable?
\par 
\par [7]\tab As assessors you were chosen from the community.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 You, in
dividually and collectively, represent a pool of common sense and experience of human affairs in our community which qualifies you to be judges of the facts in the trial.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 You are expected and indeed required to use that common sense and experience in your 
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You are to ask yourselves whether it accords with common sense or is it contrary to common sense and experience.
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\par [8]\tab I ask you to please put aside any feelings of prejudice you may have against certain people and to put aside any sympathy you might feel for anyone connected with the trial.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 This court room has no place for sympathy or prejudices \endash 
 you must arrive at your opinions calmly and dispassionately. In this regard if you have strong feelings about the abuse of illicit drugs or the culture surrounding drugs, you must put that from your mind. You must only be concerned with the evidence that
 has been put before you and nothing else.
\par 
\par You must assess the evidence against each accused separately. Just because you might think that one of the accused is guilty does not mean that the other is necessarily so. 
\par 
\par [9]\tab I must also direct you that anythi
ng one accused says in his cautioned interview about the other accused is not evidence against that accused. Interviews can only be evidence against the person who is being interviewed and against nobody else. I will remind you of this direction when I co
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\par [10]\tab In this case, as in every case in Fiji, the prosecution must prove that the defendant is guilty.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 
He does not have to prove his innocence.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 In a criminal trial the burden of proving the defendant\rquote s guilt is on the prosecution.

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\par [11]\tab How does the prosecution succeed in proving the defendant\rquote s guilt?}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 The answer is \endash  by making you sure of it.}{
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If after considering all the evidence you are sure that the defendant is guilty you must return a verdict of }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610 "}{\b\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 Guilty}{
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 [12] The two accused in this case are charged with cultivating Indian hemp. You can take it from me that Indian hemp is another term for marijuana, an illicit drug.}{
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(ii) took some part in the cultivating or growing of the plants that were seized by the Police on the 7th July, 2004.
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\par [13]\tab You will bear in mind that to prove the charge the State does not have to prove that each of the accused grew the plants from seeds to maturity, just that he did play some part in the process of cultivation. 
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\par [14]\tab The evidence has been very brief and I will not go over it in much detail. You hard that a party of police officers went to Namoli Village on the}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 7th July 2004 in response to information received about marijuana plantations in the area. They took the Turaga ni Koro and Jope with them and fou
nd at a distance three plots of land growing marijuana. Jope told us that he saw }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610 "}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 Tete}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610 "}
{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610  or the second accused running away from the farm when they arrived there. They found more than 2000 marijuana plants which they uprooted and took to the Sigatoka Police Station. 
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\par [15]\tab Both of the accused were interviewed under caution in connection with the allegation of involvement in the offence. They gave answers voluntarily to the questions asked and you must assess these answers in the normal way that you assess an
y other evidence and give them the weight you think fit. If you think that they did in fact give these answers which are a direct confession to the charge, then you may accept those answers in coming to your opinion on the evidence in total. However I jus
t remind you here that each of the accused has said incriminating words about the other accused and you are not permitted to place any weight at all on those parts of their statements.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{
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\par [16]\tab Both of the accused chose not to give evidence in the trial. That
 is their right. Each of them is entitled to remain silent and to require the Prosecution to make you sure of his guilt. You must not assume that he is guilty because he has not given evidence.
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\par [17]\tab So there it is Ladies and Gentleman. It has been a very 
short trial and it is for you now to retire and consider whether the State have made you sure that these two were cultivating marijuana. If you are sure you will find them guilty; if you are not sure then you will find them not guilty.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 You may now retire and let my Clerk know when you are ready with your opinions .
\par 
\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11737610 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11737610\charrsid11737610 P.K. Madigan
\par Judge
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\par At Lautoka
\par 9 July 2010}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1972231\charrsid11737610 
\par }}