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Court of Appeal, on the application of the Director of Public Prosecutions: (a) quashes a sentence of two-and-a-half years with 18 months suspended for possession of cocaine and cannabis worth €21,000, with a separate charge of possession of €35,000 proceeds of crime taken into consideration, on the grounds that the sentencing judge gave too much weight to mitigating factors; and (b) substitutes sentences of three years with six months suspended in respect of each charge, to run concurrently.
Criminal law - sentencing - misuse of drugs - money laundering - pleas of guilty - section 15A of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 - drugs in excess of €13,000 - sentence of two and a half years imprisonment with 18 months suspended - application by DPP for review of sentence - whether unduly lenient - cannabis and cocaine - combined value of €21K - no prior convictions - extremely early plea - assistance to Gardai - money laundering offence 'taken into consideration' - three years with six months suspended for drugs offence - same sentence for proceeds of crime offence.
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