Last week Zoe Whetham, criminal lawyer at Streeton Lawyers, appeared at the Downing Centre Local Court for a client who had been charged with Possession of a Prohibited Drug, being 10 capsules of MDMA.

We assisted our client in preparing subjective documentation that would be beneficial to his case and Ms Whetham gave oral submissions to the court.

Ultimately, Ms Whetham urged the court to consider dealing with our client without recording a conviction given our client’s prior good character and his genuine remorse. The Magistrate considered the material and submissions and agreed.

Accordingly, our client was able to avoid obtaining a criminal record for this offence despite the large quantity of the drug and its prevalence in society.

Our client was very pleased with this result and left the following review on our testimonials page:

“I can honestly say I’m so happy with the service I received from Streeton Lawyers everything was handled very professionally and any information I requested was given to me in asap thanks for the hard work” – 8 February 2016

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