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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal of the severity of a global sentence of three years after the appellant was sentenced for possession of cannabis resin with a value of €3,000 and already had a suspended sentence for a previous drugs offence, finding that there was no error of principle in structuring the sentence, and the three-year term was not excessive having regard to the very serious prior drugs conviction and the fact that the offence which is the subject of this appeal was committed during the period of operation of the earlier lengthy suspended sentence.
Criminal law – sentencing – appeal of severity of three-year sentence imposed for possession of a controlled drug, cannabis resin, for the purpose of selling or otherwise supplying to another contrary to s. 15(1) and s. 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 – whether sentence was unduly severe – activation of suspended sentence – no error in principle in global sentencing process – no breach of the principle of totality and proportionality – appeal dismissed.
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