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High Court of Solomon Islands |
HIGH COURT OF SOLOMON ISLANDS
HC-CRC 14 OF 1996
REGINA
v
NEWMAN ASERY
High Court of Solomon Islands
(LUNGOLE-AWICH, J)
Criminal Case No. 14 of 1996
Hearing: 20 May 1999
Plea of Guilty, Conviction and Sentencing: 20 May 1999
DPP for the Crown
A Nori for the Accused
PLEA OF GUILTY AND CONVICTION
(LUNGOLE-AWICH, J): The facts are clear and are unequivocal about the guilt of accused for failing to declare financial interests, an offence under s.7 as read with s.25 of the Leadership Code (Further Provisions) Act. Facts are incorporated into the proceeding together with the form which simply specifies names, there are no declarations of assets. I accept the plea of guilty as unequivocal, and enter plea of guilty to the offence of misconduct in office under s.7 (a) as read with s.25 of the Leadership Code (Further Provisions) Act. I convict the accused of that offence on his plea of guilty.
SENTENCE
I have taken into account the maximum penalty under s.25 and the mitigating facts presented by learned counsel Mr. Nori. I note that accused was reprimanded; may be he should have realised that time that he was breaching the law.
I punish accused with a fine of $50.00 (fifty dollars) or 2 weeks imprisonment in default.
Accused has right of appeal against sentence. In the event of appeal, he is required to notify his appeal within 30 days of today’s date.
Pronounced this Thursday the 20th day of May 1999
At the High Court
Honiara
Sam Lungole-Awich
Judge
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