Scandal Ex player Sam Fisher charged with drug trafficking

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Three plus years is a decent whack but pretty much within sentencing guidelines and regardless of the war on drugs and the rights and wrongs of it he knew he was breaking the law and he got caught.
Not convinced that the big dealers get off lightly a few years in the clink and it's easy to lose control of any drug network you manage and the cops seizing most of your assets as proceeds of crime.
Sad for Stevens family but if he was a full blown addict and getting caught has made him address his addictions then there is some good coming out of it.
 

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Harsh by what standard ?....He was convicted if trafficking 996 grams of meth ! Fisher's sentence is a slap in the wrist compared to what he would have copped in many other countries around the world.

Australian standard which is pretty soft.
 
It does feel like 3 years is a tough penalty to endure for a guy with a young family.

Hopefully he comes out the other side a changed man.

The thing I noticed was the defense barrister (Dermot Dann) is the same guy who was defending Gregory Lynn yesterday. Defense barrister community seems pretty small.
If you have money a silk is worth having. Even if it’s just for sentencing, spending $100,000 that might see you save a year in jail is worth it.

Lynn has probably spent every cent he has on Dann (at one point Dann said he didn’t think he’d have enough for him to do the trial) but it might mean he spends some of his quality years as a free man.

And there are a few silks that get the lion’s share. It’s why Richter used to turn up everywhere as well. Dann is one of the go tos in crim at the moment.
 
If you have money a silk is worth having. Even if it’s just for sentencing, spending $100,000 that might see you save a year in jail is worth it.

Lynn has probably spent every cent he has on Dann (at one point Dann said he didn’t think he’d have enough for him to do the trial) but it might mean he spends some of his quality years as a free man.

And there are a few silks that get the lion’s share. It’s why Richter used to turn up everywhere as well. Dann is one of the go tos in crim at the moment.
The money spent is eyewatering. Know one lawyer very well off and not even criminal.
It is a lot of comp and the lions share goes to the top few. A lot who have no profile struggle. ( not all criminal are well off and some won't take a reminder notice seriously).
Look at the most basic end. Plead guilty for a minor misdemeanours or dd a lawyer doing basic prep and a 15 Min argument will set you back 700.
Extrapolate to a major trial
 
Harsh by what standard ?....He was convicted if trafficking 996 grams of meth ! Fisher's sentence is a slap in the wrist compared to what he would have copped in many other countries around the world.
Agreed. If Sam Fisher was in Singapore or Indonesia or any South East Asian Country, a good chance he gets the death penalty
 

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