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Drugs defendant sobs as judge gives him 'opportunity to turn life around'
Summary
Jordan Stone, a 23‑year‑old father of three, pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale and supply after Gardaí seized 2.9 kg of cannabis, €1,420 in cash, and 1.1 g of cocaine from his home in Ringsend. He has prior convictions for drug possession and assault. At his sentencing hearing, Stone admitted he had a drug addiction and had been under pressure to hold drugs for someone else, but he would not name anyone. The judge noted the seized amount was significant but within the middle range for the Circuit Court, and considered his good work record and recent loss of his mother as mitigating factors. Judge Pauline Codd imposed a five‑year prison term, suspended for three years, and ordered Stone to attend courses on victim awareness and substance misuse, to destroy the drugs and surrender the cash. She urged him to rehabilitate and warned he should not return to court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Drugs defendant sobs as judge gives him 'opportunity to turn life around'. Charges or matters: possession of drugs for sale and supply at his family home at Poolbeg Quay in Ringsend, Dublin 4 on 14 March 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 14 March 2020 Incident
- 2021-07-30 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of drugs for sale and supply at his family home at Poolbeg Quay in Ringsend, Dublin 4 on 14 March 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: At his sentence hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Stone was called to give evidence by Dean Kelly SC, defending. She accepted Stone has a good work record and had suffered the recent death of his mother at a relatively young age, and said she would take his guilty plea as a mitigating factor. "He still struggles to stay off drugs but has made quite admirable attempts to do so," she said. "He does seem to have learned a salutary lesson." Judge Codd said she would impose a "lengthy" suspended sentence, and ordered a term of five years' imprisonment, suspended for three years.
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Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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