Judge praises drug dealers' 'grammar and punctuation' as they're spared jail!

A judge praised two young drug dealers for their grammar and punctuation in text messages as they were spared jail. Judge David Hale said texts written by Brandon Kerrison and Luke Rance were of a much higher standard compared with messages normally sent during drug exchanges. One message read “Mad flavours from 10 tonight let me know for more details".
Kerrison and Rance were caught in a village library car park after police officers on foot patrol noticed the smell of cannabis in the air. Rance, 19, was buying the drug in bulk and selling it to Kerrison, 21, who then went on to sell it to users in Gower, South Wales. When they were sentenced yesterday, the judge noted that the English used in their texts was of a much better standard than was usually seen including proper punctuation. Swansea Crown Court heard on the evening of December 17, 2017, officers were on foot patrol in Pennard when they passed the village library. Tom Scapens, prosecuting, said the officers entered the car park, smelled cannabis in the air, and saw Rance and Kerrison nearby. Kerrison, who was smoking a cannabis cigarette, initially tried to flee the scene but returned a short time later while Rance stayed in the car park with the officers. The court heard the men were searched and Rance was found to have seven bags of cannabis in a rucksack along with a small quantity of cocaine. Kerrison had two bags of herbal cannabis and a mobile phone. The defendants’ houses were searched and in Rance’s bedroom officers found two large bags of cannabis worth more than £1,200. The court heard Kerrison’s phone contained numerous messages related to drug dealing and on the day in question he had sent a message to 18 contacts saying: “Mad flavours from 10 tonight let me know for more details”.Mr Scapens said it was the prosecution’s case that the defendants had been in the library car park that night for Rance to supply the cannabis he had bought in bulk to Kerrison for onward sale to customers he knew. Judge David Hale noted the use of grammar and punctuation in the messages was of a much higher standard than normally seen in such drug exchanges. Kerrison, of Southgate, Gower, admitted possession of cannabis with intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of cannabis while Rance, of Southgate, admitted possession of cannabis with intent and simple possession of cocaine. The court heard neither has any previous convictions. Matt Henson, for Kerrison, said his client had a realistic prospect of securing work after completing a course in construction. James McKenna, for Rance, said his client was due to start a degree course later in the year. The court heard Rance is involved in the performing arts. Judge Hale told the defendants that at first “cannabis may be an experiment that you find pleasurable” but its use can have serious consequences. He said courts all too often see lives that have been “desperately affected” by the use of strong cannabis. The judge said the delay in bringing the case to court “does not do the system much credit” and had meant a long period of stress and worry for the defendants’ families. However, he said the delay may have worked to the benefit of the pair as it meant they were able to demonstrate they had got their lives back on track and had stayed out of trouble. He said Rance seemed have got involved with “ne’er-do-wells in Liverpool” by his cannabis-buying activities while Kerrison had set himself up as a dealer for people in the local community. Judge Hale said he did not want to fetter the prospects of the young men with custodial sentences and imposed on each a 12-month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work. In addition, Kerrison will have to complete a rehabilitation programme. Releasing them from the dock he told them: “I hope a court never sees either of you again.”
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