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Deo v State [2000] FJHC 184; Criminal Appeal 21 & 22.2000 (28 August 2000)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF FIJI
AT LABASA
APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 21 AND 22 OF 2000
(Lab. Mag. Ct. Crim. Case No. 148 and 147/2000)

Between:

SACHIN DEO s/o Kamal Deo
Appellant

And

STATE
Respondent

ORDER OF SUMMARY DISMISSAL

On 9 March 2000 the appellant was on his own plea convicted and sentenced to a total of 12 months’ imprisonment and in addition 9 months on activation of suspended sentence before the Magistrate’s Court at Labasa for various offences as follows:

1. In Crim. App. No. 21/2000 for shop breaking entering and larceny contrary to section 300 of the Penal Code, Cap.17 involving the total sum of $171.00 sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment. He admitted five previous convictions four of which were for similar offence.
   
2. In Crim. App. No. 22/2000 for larceny contrary to sections 259 and 262 of the Penal Code involving the sum of $90 and sentenced to imprisonment for 3 months.
   

These appeals are against severity of sentence.

I hereby certify that I have perused the record of these two files and I find no reason to lead me to the opinion that the sentences ought to be reduced. I am satisfied that these appeals have been lodged without any sufficient ground of complaint. They are therefore summarily dismissed under the provisions of section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code, Cap.21.

D. Pathik
Judge

At Suva
28 August 2000