Sleeping men found with drugs get suspended sentence
Instead, the men, who were found with 41 grams of cannabis during a police operation in the Ghetto/Crabbe Lot area in 2015, received a nine-month sentence suspended for one year.
“I do believe a sentence of imprisonment is warranted,” the magistrate said.
She explained; however, that the sentence would be imposed only if either of the men are convicted of a new criminal offence between September 26, 2019, to September 25, 2020.
“Behave yourselves!” she warned the men.
Prosecutors said the men were asleep when the police found them in a vehicle with the drugs, a quantity of cash, wrapping paper and an undisclosed number of dime bags.
Due to the find, the men were charged with the offence.
‘Mysterious’ Guyana currency affects case
During the trial, the appearance of $20 in Guyana currency affected the case.
Prosecutors had attempted to enter the cash found on the men as an exhibit, but it was denied after the unaccounted $20 bill was found inside the evidence bag with the rest of the cash.
“I have no evidence of how it came to be into the bag. Where did it magically appear from?” Magistrate DaBreo queried.
“Based on that concern, I will not allow this $602 plus the Guyanese currency into evidence because I have no evidence of [how the Guyanese $20 came into custody],” Magistrate Baptiste-DaBreo added.
One of the police officers then told the court that it was his fault, as he had forgotten to mention that the foreign currency was found in Findlay’s possession that night.
No charges were laid in relation to Possession of Proceeds of Criminal Conduct.
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