Read the full judgment text of DCCC 000538/2009 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 30 June 2009.
1. Your counsel is right in saying that it is quite unrealistic to think the court can pass a non-custodial sentence or one of suspended sentence. My hands are tied. There has been well-established guideline for your type of offence. The usual guideline is 2½ years unless there are exceptionally raised circumstances.