Burglary ‘lookout’ gets a suspended sentence

A young woman was given a three-year suspended sentence after she admitted to being the lookout during a burglary.

Falicia Shauntell Browne’s sentence was ordered by Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell when she reappeared in the No. 4 Supreme Court earlier this week.

Browne, of Sunrise Drive, Rices, St Philip and co-accused Akeem Griffith had been charged with entering the dwelling house of Everton Evelyn as trespassers between January 5 and 6, 2015 and stealing $27 000 worth of items including four watches, one camera, one hard drive, 20 bed sheet sets, a blender, soap, eight perfume sets, snacks, drinks, shaving sets and six packages of boxer briefs belonging to Evelyn.

Browne had pleaded guilty to the offence earlier in the Assizes.

In handing down her sentence Justice Smith-Bovell told the woman that she had deemed a starting point of five years to be suitable.

However, she said a one-year deduction would be made due to a favourable pre-sentencing report which pointed to a low risk of re-offending, the fact that she had no previous convictions and that she had shown remorse.

Justice Smith-Bovell pointed out that another year was deducted because of a delay in having the matter heard and Browne was also given a one-third discount for her early guilty plea.

After the deductions were made, it left one year and 343 days of the sentence.

Justice Smith-Bovell, however, suspended the sentence for three years.

She told the convicted woman that if she found herself back before the court during that period she would be made to serve the remaining time of her sentence.

Browne was represented by Leslie Cargill-Straker while Senior State Counsel Rudolph Burnett appeared on behalf of the State.