Prison Term For Receiving (Press, 28 February 1987)
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Summary: Prison Term For Receiving (Press, 28 February 1987)
On 28 February 1987, the District Court addressed a case involving Kevin John Marshall, a 31-year-old labourer, who was sentenced to nine months in prison for multiple charges related to the receiving of stolen property and the cultivation of cannabis. Judge Pain described Marshall's actions in relation to the scale of the offences as “clearly inadequate,” given the “colossal” amount of property involved. Marshall faced six counts of receiving stolen property valued at $30,775 and one count of cultivating cannabis, with the recovered items representing about half of the goods taken during six burglaries occurring between September 1986 and January 1987. Marshall, who managed a service station in Christchurch, facilitated the storage of this stolen property for a friend at the rear of the station. Initially, only personal belongings were stored, but the situation escalated to include a much larger quantity of stolen items. Marshall pleaded guilty with the understanding that he was not storing the stolen property for personal gain but merely helping an associate. Notably, he had no prior convictions, and all of the stolen goods had been recovered. In a separate incident, a man was fined $500 for assaulting another man at the Arts Centre, perpetrated due to the assailant's belief that the victim was homosexual. Michael David Johnson, a 19-year-old gardener, was convicted of the assault, with the judge expressing that the attack was unjustified as the complainant had done nothing to provoke such violence. Notably, half of the fine imposed on Johnson was designated to be paid to the victim. The case highlights ongoing societal issues regarding violence and prejudice within the community, as well as the handling of property crimes in the judicial system during that period.
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