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Teitoi v Director for Public Prosecutions [2006] NRSC 2 (1 January 2006)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NAURU

Criminal Appeal Nos. 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 32, 33 & 35/2006

Between:

FRANK TEITOI, DANIEL HUBERT, MAX BATAIA,
APPELLANT JOHN BILL, JOHN TATAIO, BETAIO TEAUBA,
ROBINSON IKE, TEKAIE NOBURA, JACKIE TEAKI,
ABERAM MEANO, NUBONO AKITONI, IOPU KOURA, KAMEI DABWIDO
Appellant

And:

DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
Respondent

Pres Nimes for Appellant
Robert Kaierua for Respondent

DECISION

You have all decided not to go on with the amended grounds of appeal complaining of miscarriage of justice. That being so there is no reason to treat you differently from the others whose sentences I reduced from 6 months imprisonment to 2 months.

The appeal of each of you is allowed. For the reasons given when sentencing the others, instead of six months imprisonment each of you is to be imprisoned for two months. The period you have already spent in custody is to be taken into account in calculating how much longer you are to serve.

THE HON. ROBIN MILLHOUSE QC.,
CHIEF JUSTICE