SUPREME COURT OF SAMOA
Police v Uliano [2020] WSSC 98

Case name: 	Police v  Uliano	
		
Citation: 	[2020] WSSC 98	
		
Decision date: 	18 September 2020	
		
Parties: 	POLICE (Prosecution) AND AFA ULIANO also known as AFA JUNIOR FEPULEAI male of Magiagi and Salelavalu. (Defendant)	
		
Hearing date(s): 	-	
		
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Jurisdiction: 	Criminal	
		
Place of delivery: 	Supreme Court of Samoa, Mulinuu	
		
Judge(s): 	Justice Nelson	
		
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Representation: 	L Faasii for prosecution
Defendant unrepresented	
		
Catchwords: 	- pleaded guilty – burglary and theft – drinking problem	
		
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Summary of decision:		

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SAMOA
HELD AT MULINUU

BETWEEN:
		
POLICE
Prosecution

AND:

	AFA ULIANO also known as AFA JUNIOR FEPULEAI male of Magiagi and Salelavalu.
Defendant

Counsel:	
L Faasii for prosecution
Defendant unrepresented

Sentence:	18 September 2020

S E N T E N C E
1.	The defendant has pleaded guilty to three charges. Firstly a charge of burglary that on 4 July 2020 he entered the complainants property and stole items to the value of $267.60.  Secondly that the following night he again entered the premises of the complainant no doubt intending to steal more goods but was chased away by the complainants dog and the complainant who awoke because of the dogs barking. 
2.	You must be one of the dumbest people I know Afa because you knew being from the village this is the house of a judge. And you broke into the house the first time and then having succeeded went back again the next night and tried again but were chased away by the judge and her dog. 
3.	I think you have a real drinking problem a e le fa’aleleia le fa’afitauli lena e te a’afia ai Afa e le mafai ona sui lou olaga. A’o lou olaga i le taimi nei talepe fale falepuipui, magalo mai talepe fale toe falepuipui. Ia o le olaga lena o lea o le a e ola ai mo le fa’avavau pe a fa’apea o le faiga lea. E leai seisi fa’asalaga e mafai ona fa’ata’atia atu e le Fa'amasinoga ona ua tele au solitulafono fa’apenei. E talafeagai seisi fa’asalaga fa’a-falepuipui e taumafai ina ia fa’amaino atu i lau susuga pau lava lea o le iuga o nei ituaiga amioga. A fa’apea la e te naunau lava e fa’aauau fa’apea o oe leisi tagata o le a nofomau i Tanumalala, fai le falepuipui ma ou nofoaga tumau. 
4.	O le suiga o le mea lena, o lau susuga lava e ta’atia iai tulaga na. Aua e iai lava taimi e te magalo mai ai. Ae pei ou te vaai atu i fa’amaumauga a le Ofisa o Leoleo ma le Fa'amasinoga na o lou magalo mai a e le umi ae e toe alu toe fai nei ituaiga mea. Maimau le taimi, ia a’o le olaga o le olaga o Afa, e le o se olaga o seisi o matou. A’o lea ua fa’amanino atu i lau susuga nei te’i ua e le malamalama i le tulaga lea, o fa’aiuga lava e tu’u atu ia oe i taimi uma lava e te tula’i ai i luma o le Fa'amasinoga o le falepuipui. Pei la ona ou fai atu Afa, pule lau susuga. Ou te talitonu e le’o oe o se tagata fa’avalevalea, ua e matua foi, lea ua iai lau fanau, e tatau ona e malamalama lelei i le tulaga lea ua oo iai lou olaga ma taumafai se suiga. Aua a leai, pei ona ou fai atu o le faiga lava lea o lou tulai i luma o le Fa'amasinoga tu’u atu fa’asalaga fa’a-falepuipui, alu Afa i le falepuipui tuli lona fa’asalaga toe sau toe fai foi.
5.	Mo le mataupu lenei, e fai mai le tulafono e mafai ona e nofo sala i le falepuipui mo le sefulu (10) tausaga i le talepe fale e tasi. O lea e talosaga mai le Ofisa o Leoleo o se fa’asalaga o le lua (2) tausaga agai luga e talafeagai mo lau mataupu ona o le ogaoga o le solitulafono, fa’atasi ma le tulaga lea o loo tele au solitulafono fa’apenei. E talafeagai le talosaga a le Ofisa o Leoleo. Ua talia le latou talosaga amata lou fa’asalaga i le lua (2) tausaga siitia atu i le tolu (3) tausaga ona ua tele au solitulafono fa’apenei. 
6.	O le fa’asalaga amata la a le Fa'amasinoga o le tolu (3) tausaga i le falepuipui, ae tatau ona toese le tausaga e tasi ona o lea na e ioe i le solitulafono ua sefe ai le taimi a le Fa'amasinoga, sefe ai foi le afio mai o le tamaita’i Fa’amasino e fai se molimau i lenei mataupu. Totoe le paleni o le lua (2) tausaga i le falepuipui mo le talepe fale ma lou gaoi lea na fai i le po muamua. 
7.	Ua fa’amaonia la lau solitulafono o lou fa’asalaga e lua (2) tausaga e tuli i le toese mo lau talepe fale ma le gaoi lena. A’o le taimi lea sa e nofo taofia ai e fa’atalitali ai le fa’aiuga e tatau ona toese. 
8.	I le talepe fale lona lua lea na e toe ulufale ai foi i le maota a le sa tagi i le mataupu lenei, ua fa’amaonia lau solitulafono e ono (6) masina e te nofo sala ai i le falepuipui, ae tuli fa’atasi le fa’asalaga lena ma le lua (2) tausaga lea ua tu’u atu i lau susuga. O lona uiga o le taimi atoa e te nofo sala ai mo mataupu ia e tolu e lua (2) tausaga i le falepuipui ae tatau ona toese le taimi lea na e taofia ai e fa’atalitali le fa’aiuga. 
9.	So for the sake of the record for the original burglary and theft two (2) years imprisonment, remand in custody time to be deducted. For the second burglary six (6) months imprisonment, concurrent term. 

JUSTICE NELSON