A man from South London has been sentenced to 28 months in prison, for supplied drugs.
Daniel McCarthy was sentenced before a judge at the Inner London Crown Court for possession of heroin and supplying cannabis to an undercover police officer.
He was sentenced 28 months for the count of possession and four months for supplying, with both sentences to be served concurrently, in what the judge described as “an act of mercy”.
Mr McCarthy pleaded guilty at Camberwell Green Magistrate’s Court on 31 October, and his sentencing was referred to the Inner London Crown Court.
He admitted to possessing 6.7g of heroin and supplying 18.2g of cannabis to an undercover police officer who had met him as part of a wider police investigation into street drug dealing, Operation Quintana.
Daniel McCarthy was sentenced at the Inner London Crown Court in Southwark.
In the sentencing, the prosecution outlined Mr McCarthy’s interaction with undercover police officers, including an instance where he sold them cannabis from the back of a shop.
From this evidence, the prosecution argued for sentencing under Category 3, street drug dealing, with the assertion that Mr McCarthy must have been financially motivated and understood the scale of the drug operation.
In response to the prosecution’s argument, the defence lawyer agreed with a Category 3 ruling, but rejected the motion that the defendant was clearly financially motivated and was aware of the scale of the drug operation.
They said his primary motivation was not financial but as a very long term heroin addict, the only advantage to him was a ready supply of the drug. Mr McCarthy was quoted as saying to his lawyer: “I’d do whatever it took.”
As for his function in the drug operation, the defence argued he was the “lowest hanging fruit on the criminal justice system tree.”
The heroin found on the defendant was less than 20% pure, which the defence asserted proved that those higher up the ladder were taking the majority of the cut.
Mr McCarthy’s background was also discussed in the sentencing. He was raised with no father and lived with an alcoholic mother who died when he was 15.
Since he was a teenager, he has been convicted of 28 offences, including burglary and theft, possession of a knife in a public place and seven other drug charges.
When considering sentencing, the judge, Recorder Bruce, took into account the mitigating factors put forward by the defence of Mr McCarthy’s “very unfortunate start in life.”
The judge said that whilst Mr McCarthy’s did play a significant role in the wider drug operation, he was at the very bottom of a Category 3 ruling.
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StandfirstDaniel McCarthy was sentenced on counts of possession of heroin and supplying cannabis to an undercover police officer.
Daniel McCarthy was sentenced before a judge at the Inner London Crown Court for possession of heroin and supplying cannabis to an undercover police officer. He was sentenced 28 months for the count of possession and 4 months for supplying, with both sentences to be served concurrently.
Mr McCarthy pleaded guilty at Camberwell Green Magistrate’s Court on 31st October, and his sentencing was referred to the Inner London Crown Court. He admitted to possessing 6.7g of heroin and supplying 18.2g of cannabis to an undercover police officer who had met him as part of a wider police investigation into street drug dealing, Operation Quintana.
Daniel McCarthy was sentenced at the Inner London Crown Court in Southwark
In the sentencing, the prosecution outlined Mr McCarthy’s interaction with undercover police officers, including an instance wherein he sold them cannabis from the back of a shop.
From this evidence, the prosecution argued for sentencing under Category 3, street drug dealing, with the assertion that Mr McCarthy must have been financially motivated and understood the scale of the drug operation.
In response to the prosecution’s argument, the defence lawyer agreed with a Category 3 ruling, however they rejected the motion that the defendant was clearly financially motivated and was aware of the scale of the drug operation.
They said his primary motivation was not financial but as a very long term heroin addict, the only advantage to him was a ready supply of the drug. Mr McCarthy himself said to his lawyer, ‘I’d do whatever it took.’
As for his function in the drug operation, the defence argued he was the ‘lowest hanging fruit on the criminal justice system tree.’ The heroin found on the defendant was less than 20% pure, which the defence asserted proved that those higher up the ladder were taking the majority of the cut.
Mr McCarthy’s background was also discussed in the sentencing. He was raised with no father and lived with an alcoholic mother who died when he was 15. Since he was a teenager, he has been convicted of 28 offences, including burglary and theft, possession of a knife in a public place and 7 other drug charges.
When considering sentencing, the judge, Recorder Bruce, took into account the mitigating factors put forward by the defence of Mr McCarthy’s ‘very unfortunate start in life’.
The judge said that whilst Mr McCarthy’s did play a significant role in the wider drug operation, he was at the very bottom of a Category 3 ruling.
For this, he sentenced Mr McCarthy to the shortest period consistent with his offences, serving him 28 months for possession of heroin, and 4 months for supplying cannabis, to be served concurrently in what the judge described as ‘an act of mercy’.
A man from South London has been sentenced to 28 months in prison, for supplied drugs.
Daniel McCarthy was sentenced before a judge at the Inner London Crown Court for possession of heroin and supplying cannabis to an undercover police officer.
He was sentenced 28 months for the count of possession and four months for supplying, with both sentences to be served concurrently, in what the judge described as “an act of mercy”.
Mr McCarthy pleaded guilty at Camberwell Green Magistrate’s Court on 31 October, and his sentencing was referred to the Inner London Crown Court.
He admitted to possessing 6.7g of heroin and supplying 18.2g of cannabis to an undercover police officer who had met him as part of a wider police investigation into street drug dealing, Operation Quintana.
Daniel McCarthy was sentenced at the Inner London Crown Court in Southwark.
In the sentencing, the prosecution outlined Mr McCarthy’s interaction with undercover police officers, including an instance where he sold them cannabis from the back of a shop.
From this evidence, the prosecution argued for sentencing under Category 3, street drug dealing, with the assertion that Mr McCarthy must have been financially motivated and understood the scale of the drug operation.
In response to the prosecution’s argument, the defence lawyer agreed with a Category 3 ruling, but rejected the motion that the defendant was clearly financially motivated and was aware of the scale of the drug operation.
They said his primary motivation was not financial but as a very long term heroin addict, the only advantage to him was a ready supply of the drug. Mr McCarthy was quoted as saying to his lawyer: “I’d do whatever it took.”
As for his function in the drug operation, the defence argued he was the “lowest hanging fruit on the criminal justice system tree.”
The heroin found on the defendant was less than 20% pure, which the defence asserted proved that those higher up the ladder were taking the majority of the cut.
Mr McCarthy’s background was also discussed in the sentencing. He was raised with no father and lived with an alcoholic mother who died when he was 15.
Since he was a teenager, he has been convicted of 28 offences, including burglary and theft, possession of a knife in a public place and seven other drug charges.
When considering sentencing, the judge, Recorder Bruce, took into account the mitigating factors put forward by the defence of Mr McCarthy’s “very unfortunate start in life.”
The judge said that whilst Mr McCarthy’s did play a significant role in the wider drug operation, he was at the very bottom of a Category 3 ruling.
