Custodial sentence for cannabis possession
Carlow Courthouse Photo: Michael O'Rourke
A LEIGHLINBRIDGE man who pleaded guilty to having €70 worth of cannabis was last week handed a three-month prison sentence when he appeared before Carlow District Court. Craig Lawlor, 9 Conicare, Leighlinbridge admitted having the cannabis at Carlow Shopping Centre, Kennedy Avenue on 20 July last year.
Sergeant Hud Kelly told the court that Mr Lawlor had €70 worth of the drug, which he handed over to gardaí, and that the defendant had six previous convictions, including for sale or supply of drugs, for which he received a suspended sentence.
Solicitor Chris Hogan said that the charge before the court was for simply possessing cannabis and not sale or supply, and that his client hadn’t come to the attention of gardaí for a long time. He asked Judge Geraldine Carthy to be “lenient”, but she replied that 25-year-old Mr Lawlor had been given “several opportunities” already by the court and sentenced him to three months’ imprisonment.
Recognisances were fixed in the event of an appeal.
