Read the full judgment text of DCCC 817/2013 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 11 October 2013.
1. At around 10.20 am on 27 July 2013 the police spotted the defendant taking out a smart phone, (a Sony Xperia as shown to Court) valued at $5,400, from the victim owner’s rucksack from behind. He was still holding it after crossing the road when he was intercepted and searched by the police. The location was near a food market. At the time of the offence it was a crowded place. He now pleads guilty to the offence of theft.
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