The defendant was convicted of being a party to three counts of trafficking in cocaine.
She served as a surety for a man charged with robbery who was under house arrest.
While the principal offender sold cocaine to an undercover police officer on three occasions in the defendant's motor vehicle, the defendant claimed she believed the meetings were about the principal offender's party promotion business.
The court rejected this evidence and found her guilty.
The Crown sought a penitentiary sentence of two years, while the defence sought a conditional sentence.
The court imposed an 18-month conditional sentence with the first six months under house arrest, the second six months under curfew, and the final six months on statutory terms, finding this exceptional case warranted a conditional sentence despite the serious nature of the offence and the defendant's breach of her duty as surety.
