Sentencing decision following guilty pleas to possession of a loaded restricted firearm, possession of a firearm while prohibited, and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, arising from the discovery of a loaded handgun, large quantities of cocaine and other drugs, ammunition, cash, and trafficking paraphernalia in a vehicle.
The court treated the offender as a mid-level trafficker and held that the drug, firearm, and prohibition-breach sentences should be consecutive, subject to the totality principle.
The court emphasized denunciation and deterrence, while giving some weight to remorse, rehabilitation, family support, and difficult pre-sentence custody conditions.
Enhanced credit was granted for presentence custody, including lockdowns and triple bunking, resulting in a total sentence of approximately seven years and just under ten months, together with lifetime weapons prohibition, DNA, forfeiture, and counselling recommendation.
