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The judge noted that the woman, with 25 previous convictions for theft under $5,000, had done well under house arrest
Published on November 1, 2024 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 3 minutes reading
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A prolific shoplifter who pleaded guilty to stealing from three downtown Vancouver clothing stores and was sentenced to nine months of house arrest — more than double what prosecutors sought — has lost her appeal against the sentence.
The sentence handed down in Downtown Community Court in April restricts Nicole Murphy, 39, to her residence from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m. and came after she pleaded guilty to three counts of shoplifting while on probation a year earlier similar crimes.
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