CRIMINAL CASE NO. 328 OF 2011
COURT: 1st Accused, you stand convicted on your own plea of guilty of two charges of trafficking in dangerous drugs. The drugs involved in Charge 1 are 210.88 grammes of a powder containing 170.25 grammes of ketamine and 0.13 gramme of methamphetamine. The drugs involved under Charge 3 are 120 grammes of a powder containing 90 grammes of ketamine.
In my view, the appropriate starting point after trial would be in the region of 7½ years’ imprisonment for the drugs under Charge 1 and 6 years and 3 months’ imprisonment under Charge 3.
I have considered everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, particularly your pleas of guilty. I think that a discount, reducing the sentence to one of 5 years’ imprisonment under Charge 1 and 4 years and 2 months’ imprisonment under Charge 3 would be appropriate.
In all the circumstances and bearing in mind the principle of totality, I consider an overall sentence of 5 years and 10 months to be appropriate. To achieve that overall sentence, I sentence you to 5 years’ imprisonment under Charge 1 and 4 years and 2 months’ imprisonment under Charge 3 and I order that 10 months out of the 4 years and 2 months under Charge 3 be served consecutively with the 5 years’ imprisonment under Charge 1.
You will therefore go to prison for a total of 5 years and 10 months.
2. d Accused, you stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in dangerous drugs, that is under Charge 2. The drugs involved under Charge 2 are 100 grammes of a powder containing 80 grammes of ketamine.
In my view, the appropriate starting point after trial would be in the region of 6 years’ imprisonment.
I have considered everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, particularly your plea of guilty for which I shall give you the full one-third discount, reducing the starting point of 6 years’ imprisonment to one of 4 years’ imprisonment.
You are therefore sentenced to 4 years’ imprisonment.