The accused pleaded guilty to possessing a loaded prohibited firearm without a license, possessing a firearm in a careless manner, and possessing a firearm while subject to a weapons prohibition.
Seven months after being released on probation with a weapons prohibition for a violent robbery, the accused was found in public possession of a loaded .45 caliber handgun with seven rounds of ammunition.
The court imposed a sentence of three and a half years in custody, less pre-sentence custody credit, emphasizing denunciation and deterrence as the primary sentencing objectives.
