SUPREME COURT OF SAMOA
Police v Fuimaono [2016] WSSC 84

Case name: 	Police v Fuimaono	
		
Citation: 	[2016] WSSC 84	
		
Decision date: 	29 April 2016	
		
Parties: 	POLICE and SAIMASI NATIA FUIMAONO male of Nuusuatia (defendant) 	
		
Hearing date(s): 	-	
		
File number(s): 	S24/16	
		
Jurisdiction: 	Criminal	
		
Place of delivery: 	Supreme Court of Samoa, Mulinuu	
		
Judge(s): 	JUSTICE VAAI	
		
On appeal from:		
		
Order:	-	Convicted and ask to come up for sentence within 12 months, you will not to be called upon if you do not reoffend.	
		
Representation: 	F Ioane for prosecution
Unrepresented	
		
Catchwords: 	Causing injury – provocation – first offender	
		
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Summary of decision:		

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SAMOA
HELD AT MULINUU

BETWEEN:
		
POLICE
Prosecution

AND:

	SAIMASI NATIA FUIMAONO male of Nuusuatia
Defendant

Counsel:	
F Ioane for prosecution
Unrepresented

Sentence:	29 April 2016

S  E  N  T  E  N  C  E
1.	Saimasi you are 44 years of age and you also appear for the first time in any Court of Law. Prior to your offending you had good grounds to believe that it was the son of the victim and others who threw stones at your house earlier that day.
2.	I accept from what you told the court that no stone was involved in your offending.  In any event what I said to the last defendant also applies to you and that you should try and control your anger next time you are provoked.  You are a mature man and you have journeyed through life for 44 years without offending.
3.	You are convicted and ask to come up for sentence within 12 months, you will not to be called upon if you do not reoffend.
JUSTICE VAAI