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Duncan Ross Anderson

Alias

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Offences

Assault, assorted burglaries, receiving and theft, supplying LSD, possessing LSD for supply, cultivation of cannabis, possession of cannabis, possession of cannabis oil, attempting to pervert the course of justice and other charges, driving illegally etc etc etc

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

Andrew Joylon Elgin

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1980

Current Location

unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 4 years 3 months in August 2006

Background
Christchurch Press article August 30 2006
A drug-driven prolific burglar and receiver has had two years added to his sentence after admitting 23 further offences. Christchurch District Court Judge Robert Kerr said reparation for Duncan Ross Anderson's 17 latest victims came to $57,000, but the only money available was $7960 seized by police. Among the raft of offences Anderson admitted were several each for burglary, receiving and theft, plus possession of various prescription and illegal drugs, assault, driving charges and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Anderson's total sentence came to four years and three months. Lawyer Gerald Lascelles said Anderson's history could not be denied but there was still room for rehabilitation at his age of 26. Anderson wanted to clean up his offending so he left jail with a clean slate.

The attempt to pervert the course of justice, involving a letter written to another prisoner, was clumsy. Anderson had not yet become a recidivist, Lascelles said. Prosecutor Catherine Butchard said Anderson had 17 convictions for burglary, so he was clearly a recidivist. He claimed to be remorseful, but a probation officer could detect little remorse. The burglaries were well- planned and premeditated, and victim- impact reports revealed the effects on complainants, she said. The judge said aggravating factors included the large number of victims. At least one offence involved violence. Anderson pleaded guilty so he was remorseful to that extent, but he could not ignore the probation report, the judge said. Anderson was a drug abuser but he had chosen that path himself, he said.

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