JL was charged with a number of serious offences, including owner/occupier knowingly use as drug premises, found on / entering or leaving drug premises, conceal serious indictable offence and recklessly deal with proceeds of crime.
Chris Cole represented JL in this matter. Chris work tirelessly in negotiating with the Prosecution and negotiated a plea deal in which JL would plead guilty to the offence of found on / entering drug premises, and the rest would be dropped.
When the matter went to Sentence, Chris made strong oral submissions concerning penalty. His Honour agreed with Chris and did not convict JL of the offence of found on / entering drug premises, but instead placed JL on a Conditional Release Order for 2 years.
This is an amazing outcome for JL, as he has avoided a criminal record.