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CAV0013 OF 2008S \par (Fiji Court of Appeal No. AAU0074 of 2007S) \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 BETWEEN:}{\fs24\insrsid8202980 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\insrsid15760058\charrsid15760058 \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\b\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 TOMASI VUNIYACAWA \par }{\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 Petitioner}{\fs24\insrsid8202980 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\insrsid15760058\charrsid15760058 \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 AND: \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\insrsid15760058 \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\b\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 THE STATE \par }{\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 Respondent \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 \par Coram:\tab The Hon Justice Kenneth Handley, Judge of the Supreme Court \par The Hon Justice David Ipp, Judge of the Supreme Court \par The Hon Justice Ronald Sackville, Judge of the Supreme Court \par \par Hearing:}{\fs24\insrsid15760058\charrsid15760058 }{\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 Monday, 9th February 2009, Suva \par \par Counsel:}{\fs24\insrsid15760058\charrsid15760058 }{\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 Petitioner in Person \par Mr N. Nand for the Respondent \par \par Date of}{\fs24\insrsid15760058\charrsid15760058 }{\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 Judgment:}{\fs24\insrsid15760058\charrsid15760058 }{\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 T}{\fs24\insrsid16603369\charrsid15760058 ues}{ \fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 day, 1}{\fs24\insrsid16603369\charrsid15760058 0}{\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 th February 2009, Suva \par \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\b\fs24\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT \par }\pard \ql \fi-720\li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15760058 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid684346\charrsid15760058 [1]\tab On the 4 March 2006 the applicant was convicted on h is plea of guilty on a charge of robbery with violence and was sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15760058 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid684346\charrsid15760058 On 20 June 2007 his appeal to the High Court against the severity of his sentence was dismissed by Govind J as without merit.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10240813\charrsid15760058 On 16 Ja}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid684346\charrsid15760058 nuary 2008}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15760058 }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid684346\charrsid15760058 his app eal to the Court of Appeal was dismissed by Pathik }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10240813\charrsid15760058 J}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid684346\charrsid15760058 as incompetent under s.22 of the Court of Appeal Act because it did not raise a question of law.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8202980\charrsid15760058 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid684346\charrsid15760058 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid684346\charrsid15760058 [2]\tab On 14 October 2008 the applicant\rquote }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10240813\charrsid15760058 s pet}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid684346\charrsid15760058 ition for special leave to appeal to this Court was dismissed w ith six paragraphs of reasons because nothing indicative of error had been shown. \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10240813\charrsid15760058 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15760058 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10240813\charrsid15760058 [3]\tab The applicant has now sought a review of this Court\rquote s decision pursuant to }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15760058\charrsid15760058 s.122 (}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10240813\charrsid15760058 5) of the Constitution. 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