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SUPREME COURT OF SAMOA
Police v Muatagata [2021] WSSC 42
Case name: | Police v Muatagata |
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Decision date: | 30 August 2021 |
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Parties: | POLICE (Prosecution) AND PILI MUATAGATA a.k.a PILI MAFUATU TAULELEI male of Faleatiu and Vaipu’a Savaii. (Defendant) |
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Jurisdiction: | Criminal |
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Place of delivery: | Supreme Court of Samoa, Mulinuu |
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Judge(s): | Justice Nelson |
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Order: | On the charge of attempted murder of the first victim you will be convicted and sentenced to 11 years in prison. Considering all factors in respect of actual bodily harm on the second victim convicted and sentenced to 2 years in prison, for the
third victim 3 years in prison. But because this is all part of the same incident these terms will be served concurrent to your
11 years. There will also be a concurrent sentence of 6 months in prison for the remaining charge of armed with a dangerous weapon namely a
knife. That means Pili your total sentence according to what I have told you of 11 years in prison. Ae peita’i e le tu’ulafoaina
e le Fa'amasinoga le tula’i mai o e sa aafia i le mataupu lenei i le asō, le la omai ma fai le la talosaga mo lau susuga.
E tatau ona ave iai se fa’amāmā avega fa’apitoa pei ona ou fa'amatala i taulele’a ia. O le a toese leisi
tausaga e tasi mai le 11 tausaga ona totoe ai lea o le 10 tausaga. A faapea sa iai se taimi sa e nofo taofia ai e fa’atalitali ai le faaiuga o le mataupu lenei e tatau ona toese mai le 10 tausaga
lea ua fai ai le faaiuga a le Fa'amasinoga e te nofo sala ai i le toese. |
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Representation: | I Atoa and A Vukalokalo for prosecution M Lui for defendant |
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Catchwords: | - Attempted murder – actual bodily harm – armed with a dangerous weapon - |
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SAMOA
HELD AT MULINUU
BETWEEN:
POLICE
Prosecution
AND:
PILI MUATAGATA a.k.a PILI MAFUATU TAULELEI male of Faleatiu and Vaipu’a Savaii.
Defendant
Counsel:
I Atoa and A Vukalokalo for prosecution
M Lui for defendant
Sentence: 30 August 2021
SENTENCE
JUSTICE NELSON
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