The court sentenced O’Neil Freeman for two counts of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, following a joint submission.
The decision reviews the factual background, the parties’ submissions, and the applicable sentencing principles, including the “gap principle” and the impact of systemic disadvantage.
The court imposed a sentence of one day plus 19.5 months’ credit for pre-sentence custody for one count, and a conditional sentence of two years less a day for the other, with strict house arrest and curfew conditions, recognizing the mitigating factors of rehabilitation, dated record, and hardship.
