By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday after he changed his plea and admitted to having $70,000 worth of marijuana in 2018.
Alvin Morrison, 28, represented by Bjorn Ferguson, faced Magistrate Samuel McKinney on a charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
According to police reports, at around 1pm on August 2, 2018, officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) acting on a warrant searched a residence on Elmer Close off Sea Breeze Lane. There, Morrison was arrested after DEU officers seized 20 packages of marijuana. The drugs had a collective weight of 70lb and estimated street value of $70,000.
In his latest court appearance, the accused reversed his earlier position and pleaded guilty.
During his plea of mitigation, Mr Ferguson said his client is a productive citizen and is gainfully employed. In addition to saying that Morrison is involved in the community and his local church, Mr Ferguson indicated to the court that the defendant’s girlfriend is eight months pregnant with his first child.
After asking the court to consider Morrison’s young age and that he is capable of reform, Ferguson implored the magistrate to exercise his discretion and only impose a sentence under a year.
Magistrate McKinney sentenced Morrison to a year at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. The court further imposed a fine of $10,000 or risk an additional six months in custody.
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