MacDermott LJ said: ‘The attitude of the courts in this jurisdiction to the offence of supplying proscribed drugs is well known (see the observation of the Lord Chief Justice in Haveron and a series of subsequent cases). In short the courts in this jurisdiction view the supply or possession with intent to supply, of any controlled drug, whether of class A or class B, as a serious offence which will almost inevitably attract an immediate custodial sentence.’
Judges:
MacDermott LJ
Citations:
[1998] NIJB 27
Jurisdiction:
Northern Ireland
Cited by:
Cited – Attorney General’s Reference (Number 8 of 2004) (Dawson and Others) CANI 15-Apr-2005
Defendants had been convicted of offences involving supply of cannabis and cocaine, including the evasion of import controls and conspiracy. The sentences were appealed as too lenient.
Held: Where a prosecutor was aware that a plea of guilty . .
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Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.224216
