Drug Supply charges - Drug Possession charges - police charges - Sydney District Court Trial - personal use cocaine - personal use ecstasy - not guilty

Published 24 Oct 2011

Case Study –

Criminal Lawyers Sydney and Parramatta Offices

Drug Lawyers Sydney 

Criminal Offence – Criminal Matter – Supply Prohibited Drug - Possess Prohibited Drug – Cocaine – Ecstasy - Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act – District Court jury trial – personal use – circumstantial case 

Nyman Gibson Stewart

Criminal Lawyers 

Sydney District Court

Represented by Solicitor: Philip Stewart, Accredited Specialist Criminal Law 

Facts: Police were patrolling in the early morning hours and saw our client walking.  He went into his unit block.  Police were suspicious.  They parked the police car and entered the unit block, spoke with our client and searched the area – finding some prohibited drugs.  Due to the quantity found, the client was charged with drug supply or deemed supply. 

The client was committed to stand trial.  The client had a history of personal drug use and subsequently underwent residential drug rehabilitation.

Result:   We entered into last minute discussions with the Crown, who accepted our careful analysis of the evidence and withdrew the supply charges upon the client pleading guilty to drug possession.  He was placed on concurrent section 9 Good Behaviour Bonds.