Growing cannabis lands mom and son in court
Dominica News Online - Friday, August 3rd, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Forty-four year old Angela Giraudel of Tarish Pit and her son Steve Dorival were arrested for cultivation of six cannabis trees at Tarish Pit.
The two appeared before Magistrate Candia George Thursday morning.
Giraudel pleaded guilty to the charges and the matter was dropped against Dorival.
According to the prosecution, members of the task force and the canine unit were on duty at Tarish Pit when an officer noticed some trees at the back of Giraudel’s house while conducting a search on the property.
When asked about the trees, the defendant reportedly told police, “officer when we smoke and it have seeds we just throwing them there and it growing.”
The trees were uprooted and the mother was arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis.
Attorney-at-law Peter Alleyne who represented the accused, told the court that they should not place a heavy financial burden on his client because of hard economic times. According to him, she should be made to apologize to the court and the officers since she was caught with such a small quantity of cannabis.
He begged the court to impose a small fine on her.
Giraudel was fined $800 to be paid by September 30 or spend 2 months in prison.
Meanwhile, two other charges were brought against Steve Dorival to which he pleaded guilty.
Dorival pleaded guilty to threatening Clara James and beating her son Ricky Mills.
The facts presented by the prosecution stated that on the 24th July, 2012, Dorival threatened to kill James during an altercation.
James allegedly met her son and the defendant in the altercation and asked the defendant to “let her son go.”
She then proceeded to hold Dorival’s hand against a post when he told her, “woman I will kill you. I will shoot you because when I was younger you make me take jail.”
Dorival was charged with battery of Ricky Mills whom he accused of stealing his brother’s shoes. Dorival was accused of holding Mill’s neck, punching him and hitting him with a stone.
Magistrate Candia George warned the young man and told him that he should learn to control himself.
He was fined $1,000 to be paid by November 30 or spend three months in prison for the threats and $600 by September 14 or spend two months in jail.
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36 Comments
SATIVA!!!!
thats a lie
Whether it is cannabis or marijuana, they are illegal drugs. They are not healthy to ingest. Some people become stupid and insane from taking them. They are nationals who will not be able to function properly in society. Surely, you are not blind not to see what those who take them look like and their overall attitude in society? They could also be a menace to society.
There are a few people who are in favour of legislating illegal drugs, growing them, trading in them and selling them to others on the streets. You are not law-abiding people. Furthermore you are not operating in the best interests and health of those who deal in them. It is the same illegal drugs which contribute to murders and with guns. If those people who purchase them on the streets do not have money to purchase them, they will steal from others. You know that this is occurring. When are some of you going to come to your senses and see the light?
Even a lawyer pleads with the magistrate to be lenient with the grower ‘due to hard economic times.’ This lawyer is a joker; not a serious and responsible one. He should be disbarred for his words which are imbedded in his heart. He, too, does not appear to be on the right side of the Law and does not uphold the Law.
Recall in another case of kidnapping the lawyer told the magistrate that the accuser ‘has a fundamental right to his freedom.’ Can one imagine that lawyers (or is it the same one) make such comments in a Court of Law on behalf of their clients? Wherever you hear that happening? Only in Dominica you say?
Some of you complain due to increased crime in Dominica? One day you will be doing worst than complaining. You will be wailing. In time, whatever people wish for and sow, they will receive it two-fold. God is not blind, deaf or sleeping. It is obvious that some of you do not want what is good for Dominica; sometimes pretending that you do. You do not stand up for what is right to do and say and for the truth.
You are inhibiting the blessing of God upon you, on Dominica and other nationals. I hope that you are not churchgoers for those who are should know better. You need God’s enlightenment.
read exodus chapter 20
Cannabis just needs to be legalized, it’s not all what they are making it out to be.
We have only witnesse a hate-marijuana relationship by Dominican police, that’s all in favor of hard drugs. But I must admit they do make a token bust of coke off and on to make us think they are donig something. It’s a dirty shame, then again … what else is new for Dominican police?!
Ricky Mills ended up in the hospital after passing out in the police staion after several warnings from the police Ms Giraudel said there was nothing the police could do she did not heed their plea to chill out untill it led to searching her property so i don’t think it was a waste of the courts time some people just like learning the hard way…and i hope now she calms down and think twice before she cotinue going off and cursing her neighbours …i’ve come to learn illeteracy is bad and in this case it sure was.
stupes all now so i well high we.. lol
What about mano case? What happen u all waiting for him to die? 42 Criminal charges, and the man roaming free. What about mano case?
This whole cannibis thing is a waste of court time. Concentrate on real crime and there is plenty of that here.
true that …true that
And justice is served. Talk now nuh….
Beautiful, healthy plants. I try tending my potted plants they look nothing like these…man vs nature. To Yahweh be the glory…man sinned, not the trees…they serve a purpose
lesson to be learned. when growing cannabis at home avoid police. duhh. u fight with de lady son, u threaten her , wat u think when police come the weed trees invisible man. i wonder if ur mother smoking.
Didnt you read when she told the police, “officer when we smoke and it have seeds we just throwing them there and it growing.”..
It’s really a shame how this weed trees is such a problem… I saw crack heads in Dominica.. I repeat CRACKHEADS.. is the country coming too? Then we have fools making comments against weed.. Crack and Alcohol is disfiguring my countrymen but police arresting for 6 naturally grown trees..
I do not wish to criticize the Court in general, the magistrate and the lawyers but what leniency.
The lawyer states that ‘due to hard economical times’ they are growing illegal drugs. What an excuse for a crime. These words should never escape a lawyer’s lips. This is a joke. It sends a message that everyone who grows illegal drug and sells it should be exonerated and/or excused and what is good for the goose is good for the gander. This is the future message.
The man hit a child and threatened to kill his mother. Abusing a child and threating a life. This is a grievous crime, punishable by imprisonment not fines or excuse and exoneration. One day he may very well carry out his threats. It should be taken seriously.
Shape up Court, magistrate! Do not allow the so-called compassion of lawyers to monopolize you and rule you. Those who commit the crime must pay for it and serve the time. It is a simple as that. They must learn a lesson. They will not learn it by being free to roam the streets.
He may very well re-offend and in a worst manner since he said that he will murder the woman for him being imprisoned. Is this not a serious crime, threatening a national’s life? Surely a life is precious and should never be threatened by another.
one of this day boy!one of this day! that’s al i will say.
What example is she to her children as a mother, some mother too like to encourage their children to do unthinkable things when the bad happen they keep saying that their children are good children she should be ashamed of herself being charged with your child
See how allu going to send money allu doh have 4 well to every action there is an reaction
well well well look they have to spend money they doe kknow where it coming out hmmmm. Because of there foolish action
Canine and task force should be @ the airports and sea ports to ensure illegal guns and ammunition, laundered money and illicit drugs don’t litter our communities, not harassing poor people for a plant.
hmmmmmmmmm………………… what is the world really turning to.
them young boys of today show their illiteracy by the way they approach petty situations tell me: how can an adult {steve doriva} abuse a miner {ricky mills} for his own property
the answer given by angella to the officers ws indid very dumb poor excuse for having canabis grown on her property
if she didnt hit ricky mills police would never search dear house
who tell dem dat de fing just just grow like it suppose to.
Task force and its canine unit passing every where and they keep passing Mahaut straight where all the drugs are done by the roadside and all those persons looking idle by the roads and mansions are being erected.
It seems task force selective in there effort in the fight of crime and drugs.
Just and observation.
Just asking the task force doesn’t pass Shawford? de white man and his brown friends living, bathing and boiling there night and day with curly hair. Veye moi wi
Wtf is ure prob? Not my fault you gots no mansion. Free up Jean mahaut.. Herbs n fish. Let us roll
@ f
Do not worry. As the saying, they are not out of the woods yet. Their day is coming.
All those are six trees ? PAPAMET PAPAMET *ASA VOICE*
Weh! I hope they learned their lesson.
Why do we have to pay for something that grow naturally in the ground. We don’t have to nurture it, prune it or give it manure. Just simply allow nature to take it’s course. Cha man!!!
nothing wrong with the plant is man that is the problem
i in da…
D/A NEED A BIGGER PRISON IT IS WHAT IT IS…
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