Read the full judgment text of CACC 000312/1996 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 2 October 1996.
1. The appellant pleaded guilty on 10th May 1996 to two counts of trafficking in dangerous drugs before His Honour Judge Sweeney in the District Court. He was sentenced to 3½ years imprisonment on each count to run concurrently after the judge called for and considered a Detention/Training/Drug Addiction Treatment Centre Suitability Report. He appealed against sentence, seeking a DATC order in lieu of the sentence of imprisonment. Having heard counsel, we had no hesitation in dismissing the appe