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Judge warns Portadown man that one ‘partially smoked’ joint could have sent him to jail

Defence counsel informed the court that 'if it wasn't for his record he might have got a warning or caution or something like that'

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A Portadown man found with a "partially smoked joint" in his car has narrowly avoided prison. The defendant's record for similar offences meant the custody threshold had been passed for the offence, according to the sitting judge....

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