IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
HELD AT LUGANVILLE/SANTO
(Criminal Jurisdiction)
Criminal Case No.64 of 1997
File No. 9/97
-VS-
KEWAKUMALA PAUL
Coram: Mr Justice Oliver A
Saksak
>
Mr William Falau - Clerk
Counsel: Mr Bill Bani Tangwata
for Public Prosecutor
Mr Saling Stephens for the
Defendant
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ORAL VERDICT
The Defendant has been in
custody for 13 months and 6 days today. He has been dwith in custom
where here he was fined
5,000vt and a pig. Under section 119 of CPC Act, this
court takes that customary reparation into account.
The defendant cooperated with
the Police and he pleads guilty this morning after receiving proper legal
advices to save
a lengthy and unnecessary trial with costs. The defendant is
a first offender. It is without doubt he has committed a serious
offence but
which in my opinion he has been adequately punished.
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In the circumstathis is a
case where it is appropriate for the court to resort to section 43(4) PCA
PCA
[CAP.135]. The
Defendant is hereby convicted and a conviction is accordingly
entered. Having served 13 months and 6 days, which period shall
be deemed
the defendant's term of imprisonment for this offence, the Defendant is
accordingly discharged as from today.
BY THE COURT
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OLIVER A SAKSAK
Judge of the Supreme Court
