A sentenced prisoner who said it was his wish to receive a “lengthy prison term” for a string of offences he is due to be sentenced on will have to wait, after Mandurah magistrate Anne Longden delayed his matters.
Russell John Howe is serving a term in Acacia Prison and faced Mandurah Magistrates Court via video on Tuesday morning.
He said he wished to plead guilty without legal representation to the 29 offences he has been charged with.
The offences include aggravated burglary, assault causing bodily harm, 10 counts of burglary, six counts of motor vehicle theft and 11 counts of stealing.
Four of the charges are indictable, meaning Howe will need to appear before the District Court before the other matters can be finalised in the local court.
One of the indictable charges relates to a burglary Howe admitted to, which saw him steal $24,930 worth of items.
He told the court he also stole a vehicle during the burglary.
Referring to himself as a “career criminal”, Howe said he was an “institutionalised man”.
“It is my wish to receive a lengthy prison term,” he said.
“I have no wish to join society.”
Howe said he had been studying applied sciences in prison, and wanted to be sentenced on the most recent charges before his current term was up.
“Just give me a couple of years,” he said.
“If I get out I’m just going to terrorise the community again.”
Magistrate Longden remanded Howe to face Perth District Court on March 31, before re-appearing in Mandurah on April 7.