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Police v C (12 July 1990) YC, Dargaville, CRN 0211000184 & ors, Brown DCJ

Name: Police v C
Unreported
File number: CRN 0211000184; CRN 0211000196; CRN 0211000197; CRN 0211000198; CRN 0211000234; CRN 0211000820
Date: 12 July 1990
Court: Youth Court
Location: Dargaville
Judge: Brown DCJ, Principal Youth Court Judge
Charge: Theft
CYPFA: s283(o)
Key Title: Conviction and transfer to District Court; Orders - Conviction and transfer to the District Court for sentence - s283(o).

Summary: Several charges of theft including theft of bicycles, a farm bike and a handbag; charges not denied; YC jurisdiction elected; FGC held; informal arrangement for placement with academy in Napier made but C absconded and committed further offences; further FGC held – recommendation that matter be transferred to District Court and penalty should be a term of corrective training. Held: Because of the special circumstances of the offences, the continuing nature of the offences and the attitude of the offender, a non-custodial alternative would be inadequate as would any other alternative presented by the CYPFA.

Decision: Convicted and transferred to District Court for sentence pursuant to s283(o).