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Scotland: Sheriff in 1 UKP dope case fury

Vic Rodrick

The Scottish Sun

Wednesday 19 Oct 2011

A SHERIFF hit out yesterday when a case for possession of JUST £1 of cannabis was brought before his court.

Sheriff Graeme Fleming blasted the decision to prosecute Leanne McConnachie, 29, for having 0.2 grammes of the class B drug as a waste of taxpayers' money.

The hearing involved the sheriff, a procurator fiscal, a sheriff clerk, a court officer and a police constable.

But McConnachie didn't even have to turn up at Livingston Sheriff Court.

Fuming Sheriff Fleming said: "What's the cost to the public purse of bringing this case to court?"

Minor offences usually incur a fine issued by the prosecutor's office.

McConnachie, of East Calder, West Lothian, pleaded guilty through a lawyer in her absence to the offence on August 3. She was fined £40.

Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3880357/Sheriff-in-1-dope-case-fury.html#ixzz1bDK81Yy7

 

 

 

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