What is the appropriate sentence for a 55 year old first time offender who trafficked heroin with an estimated street value of $100,000?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Smyth, 2019 ONCJ 81 (CanLII):
In R v. Dhillon, 2018 ONCA 281, a sentence of 7 years was upheld on appeal on a 55-year-old first time offender who had trafficked in 100 grams of heroin. The court found that the sentence was at the high end of an acceptable range.
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