The accused pled guilty to possession of cocaine and oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking.
The Crown sought a 2.5-year penitentiary sentence, while the defence sought a conditional sentence.
The court noted the serious nature of the drugs and the paramount principles of denunciation and deterrence, which precluded a conditional sentence.
However, considering the accused's significant rehabilitation, stable employment, and the fact that his past trafficking supported his own addiction, the court imposed a reformatory sentence of 18 months imprisonment followed by two years of probation.
