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Public Prosecutor v Danny [2011] VUSC 53; Criminal Case 78 of 2010 (29 April 2011)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
(Criminal Jurisdiction)

Criminal Case No.78 of 2010

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

vs.

NAKAUT DANNY

Coram: J. Weir

Counsel: Mr. S. Blessing for the Prosecution
Mr. E. Molbaleh for the Accused

SENTENCE

The Accused appears in court as a result of a warrant issued for his arrest.

He is now pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis cigarettes. There is no dispute with the summary of facts. The prosecution concedes that this offence is at the lower end of the scale for offending of this type. He has no previous convictions and has pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity. He is accordingly convicted and sentenced to 100 hours of community work and 6 months supervision with 1 special condition that he undertake appropriate counseling for drug abuse.

DATED at Port Vila this 29th day of April, 2011.

BY THE COURT

J. WEIR
Judge