The accused pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking (1.59 grams for $240 on March 23, 2016).
The Crown and defence agreed the accused was a drug addict but disagreed on whether he was an "addict-trafficker." The court found the accused was an addict-trafficker who sold small quantities of cocaine to feed his own addiction rather than for profit.
The court imposed a suspended sentence with two years' probation, finding this an exceptional case where a non-custodial sentence was appropriate given the accused's strong rehabilitative efforts, stable employment, family support, and successful completion of methadone treatment with clean urine samples.
The court also imposed a 10-year firearms prohibition and a DNA order.
