Caribbean Court of Justice 104d ago

Danny Lamar Husbands (‘the Appellant’) was charged with unlawful trafficking of a controlled drug (cannabis). He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months imprisonment. In deciding sentence, the Magistrate took into account that the Appellant had four previous convictions, including being fined for drug possession and cultivation of cannabis. The Magistrate found it fit to impose a custodial sentence as the previous convictions failed to deter the Appellant and that there was an escalation in the nature of the offences. The Appellant unsuccessfully appealed to the Court of Appeal that the sentence was excessive. The Appellant is now appealing to the CCJ on the same ground.