Cannabis grower’s sentencing put off

The Merivale man who robbed a trio of teenagers of cigarettes with an air gun has had his sentencing adjourned.

Ernest Charles Davy was scheduled to be sentenced last week in Tauranga District Court after earlier pleading guilty to amended charges of demanding with menace with intent to steal, unlawful possession of an airgun and cultivating cannabis.


Ernest Davy will be sentenced on August 6 at 2.15pm. Photo: File.

The 37-year-old was originally going to stand trial after pleading not guilty tofour charges of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, unlawful position of an airgun and cultivating cannabis.

Crown Prosecutor Jasper Rhodes says Davy's sentencing has been adjourned for restorative justice reasons which weren't originally referred to Davy.

'Accordingly, the judge further adjourned the matter so a restorative justice referral could be made.”

Restorative justice is where the victims can meet with the offender in order for the offender to apologise or explain why they did what they did.

On Sunday March 1, Davy, wearing a Mongrel Mob patch, jumped in to a teenager's vehicle on Oxford Street, Merivale, at about 10pm.

Holding an air gun, he pointed it at the boys in the vehicle while demanding cigarettes and to be driven to his house in Hampton Terrace.

According to one of the boys, Davy offered them money to put a smoke in their mouths to see if he could shoot it out and also offered them money to hold a bottle while he tried to shoot it.

The Armed Offenders' Squad was dispatched and searched Davy's Hampton Terrace address before he was arrested and charged. While at the address, police found eight cannabis plants.

Davy continues to be remanded in custody and will be sentenced in Tauranga District Court on August 6 at 2.15pm.

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1 comment

Restorative OR

Posted on 01-07-2015 14:38 | By Towball

REPREHENSIBLE !!........Meaning :- Disgraceful, Objectionable, Shameful, Unworthy, Culpable . Outstanding law enforcement policy in New Zealand , Then Government spend .millions of dollars researching why ? . Lets continue to provide protection for the VILLAN and punish the Victim . Seems to be working well at the moment .


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