Lenn Leonard gets 30 months in prison for cannabis charge
BVI News Staff - Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Lenn Leonard, the man who had two lines with cannabis plants hanging in his home, was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment on July 23 for the charge of unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
In handing down her decision, Magistrate Richards said the amount of cannabis was an aggravating factor and that the misuse of drugs is sore in the community.
In the Magistrate’s Court on May 24, following mitigation on his behalf by his attorney Anthea Smith, the defendant apologised to the court and said that “He will try to do better in the future.”
On May 15, the charges of unlawful possession of explosives and unlawful possession of a firearm were dismissed against Leonard following his plea of guilty to the charge of unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
At that time, Crown Counsel Jude Hanley said the Crown was not going to offer any evidence in relation to the other two charges. She explained that she was aware that the charges are serious, but stated that because of lack of evidence, she has no choice but to offer no evidence: “It has been almost a year and the Crown has no evidence to link the defendant to the other charges, so I had to take this course of action.”
In laying out the facts of the unlawful possession with intent to supply charge, Hanley told the court that on March 18, 2011 officers executed a warrant at the residence of Leonard. She said that upon getting to the residence, officers knocked on the front door, identified themselves and called the defendant’s name.
However officers reportedly heard a shuffling noise coming from inside the house, and opened the kitchen door that was closed but not locked. Upon entering the building officers observed a strong scent of what was suspected to be cannabis.
The building was checked but no one was found inside. However the back door was found ajar and upon searching the building two lines were found hanging from one end of the kitchen door to the other end, with what appeared to be cannabis plants hanging from the same.
These plants were taken into police custody and have been tested by an analyst, which showed that they were cannabis plants. Also found in the home were cannabis seeds which was confirmed by analysis. The combined weight of the seed and the plant is 3.4 kg.
On March 31, the defendant is said to have voluntarily visited the Virgin Gorda Police Station and was caution and informed of the search warrant and the cannabis that was obtained, and he responded: “Officers I have nothing to say about that.”
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You need to change your name to Penn and get a gun and lots of bullets. You get just 12 months that way.
One day things mus get better…..hold ya head high …Royal sister
Told you all that the justice system messed up. He get charged for weed but two men and a woman went to kill a man and two of them are free as birds today. Tell me what is happening to the justice system. I leave that for this community to ponder. What is a life?
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