Here’s an interesting appeal in the Supreme Court.
One Ian William Kelly was sentenced to a total of 36 months imprisonment by Magistrate Maria Doogan for the following crimes:
- 1) … between 6 September 2002 and 9 September 2002 did enter … Building 53 of the Australian National University … as a trespasser with intent to steal therein.
2) … between 6 September 2002 and 9 September 2002 without lawful authority or excuse did ride in a vehicle … white Ford Falcon ute bearing ACT registration YLU414, …
3) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999 did enter … Canberra Business Centre … Kingston, as a trespasser, with intent to steal therein.
4) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999 did enter … Express Advertising and Event Management Marketing within the Canberra Business Centre … Kingston, as a trespasser, with intent to steal therein.
5) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999, did steal an IBM laptop computer to the value of [$3,600], belong to Express Advertising Event Management and Marketing.
6) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999, did steal … [$143] in Australian currency belonging to Canberra Enterprises Employment Developement [sic] Association.
7) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999, did enter … Bodywise Natural Therapies within the Canberra Business Centre, … Kingston, as a trespasser, with intent to steal therein.
8) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999, did steal a Compaq Impressario Notebook computer and a JVC top shelf stereo … value [$4,468], belonging to Bodywise Natural Therapies.
9) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999, did enter … Canberra Counselling Services within the Canberra Business Centre … Kingston, as a trespasser, with intent to steal therein.
10) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999, did steal Sony portable cassette player, … [$100], belonging to Canberra Counselling Services.
11) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999 did enter … Wordsworth Writing within the Canberra Business Centre … Kingston, as a trespasser, with intent to steal therein.
12) … between 19 January 1999 and 20 January 1999, did steal … [$138] in Australian currency, belonging to Wordsworth Writing.
13) … on 29 September 2006, … did fail, without reasonable excuse, to appear before the Magistrates Court in accordance with his [bail] undertaking.
14) … on 27 August 2006, a repeat offender, did drive while disqualified.
15) … on 29th of November 2005 [was sentenced by Chief Magistrate Cahill] on a charge of theft … and was convicted and sentenced … to be imprisoned for a term of 3 months … released forthwith upon his entering into a recognisance himself in the sum of $1000 to be of good behaviour for 2 years, that he, … did on the 27 August 2006 commit the offence of drive while disqualified (CC 2006/7748) … and was convicted of the said offence.
Skipping bail for traffic offences in 2006 Ian fled to South Australia where he was soon arrested for other offences. The crow eaters took a DNA sample which tied him to the burglaries of 1999 and 2002 here in Canberra.
Chief Justice Higgins, however, thought that Magistrate Doogan’s collected sentence of 36 months was far too harsh on the poor fellow. So it’s been reduced to 24 months and 22 days which he has already served.
So he’s back on the streets this afternoon with an 18 month good behaviour bond.
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