Dunedin District Court
‘‘YOU said you wanted to be rehabilitated,’’ Judge Kevin Phillips said, jailing a man sentenced to intensive supervision on July 18.
‘‘I told you if you breached the sentence you would go to prison.’’
Raymond John Belsey (23) was before the Dunedin District Court yesterday following cancellation of the intensive supervision and community detention imposed at the same time.
The sentence had been given on cancellation of an earlier sentence of intensive super vision and a conviction for breaching that sentence. By August 13 there were problems with the new sentence. It broke down and Belsey subsequently accepted cancellation, the court heard.
Counsel Cate Andersen said Belsey accepted the inevitable prison term and ‘‘needs to stick to his release conditions’’.
Imposing six months’ jail (with six months’ release conditions), the judge told Belsey: ‘‘You need to understand if you don’t comply with your release conditions you will be back in prison’’.
Other convictions
Matthew James Ferguson (36), of Dunedin, drinkdriving, 95mg (seen travelling a little more than 60kmh in 50kmh zone in Burns St, stopped by police in South Rd; in explanation said taking a friend’s car home to do some work on it, didn’t think he would be over the limit), 4.36pm, May 8, three months’ community detention (curfewed 7pm7am daily), nine months’ supervision, medical and analyst’s expenses $302.50, disqualified one year and one month. Counsel Marie TaylorCyphers said Ferguson willing to address issues behind his offending. Judge said Ferguson had two relevant previous driving convictions, the impact of past sentences had not stopped the offending, told him: ‘‘if you ever offend in this way again you will go to prison’’.
Kyle James Clifton (32), painter, of Dunedin, refusing to permit an evidential blood specimen to be taken (driving Toyota, came to intersection, stopped by police, gave an evidential breath sample at the police station which was 789mcg, elected a blood test, later refused to provide a specimen, stated he had been drinking and knew he should not have been driving), 4.20am, March 3, Great King St, fined $800, court costs $130, seven months’ disqualification.
Scott Richard Short (32), scaffolder, of Dunedin, breaching community work (failed to complete required hours within period prescribed), March 1, 60 hours’ community work; breaching supervision (failed to report to probation), June 15, 12 months’ supervision. Judge told him ‘‘prison’’ if he breaches either sentence.
Ioane Aleni (26), scaffolder, of Dunedin, intentional damage (victim reversed vehicle on to grass in front of Aleni’s home, defendant went outside and asked him to move it, driver got stuck and ripped up the grass, Aleni kicked the side of the van causing a dent; defence counsel Brendan Stephenson said his client was dealing with his alcohol issues, Judge Phillips noted the Dunedin City Council owned the grass verge, not the defendant), June 10, 70 hours’ community work, $1465 reparation (at $100 a week). Robert Alfie Mahy (40), job seeker beneficiary, intentionally damaging door and lock (had been at former partner’s address and was asked to leave, returned realising he did not have his cigarettes, kicked locked rear door of property resulting in latch being damaged, entered to retrieve cigarettes before leaving; in explanation said couldn’t remember anything), Begg St, about 11.40pm, Wednesday, 60 hours’ community work, reparation $200.