2023-09-06 07:18:02
This Monday followingnoon, the opponent disputed any involvement in any traffic. According to Philippe, if he was present in the car when his friends were selling drugs, it was because he had no other possibility of being transported. “I had sold my car to one of my friends, because I was on the street and I needed money. And he drove me from time to time so that I might go and do my papers. I was in the car, yes, but I had no control over the situation.”
Me Lucas Rodriguez, Philippe’s lawyer, agrees and recalls that one of the friends convicted for the facts had, at first, confirmed in a hearing that Philippe was not selling. “Afterwards, it is true that he went back on his statements, indicating to the examining magistrate that he was serving as an intermediary. But what should we believe in the end”, wonders the lawyer, who pleads an acquittal in court. the benefit of the doubt.
Already a specific history
The prosecution does not change its position and confirmation of the two-year prison sentence is required without however opposing a probationary reprieve. The deputy prosecutor recalls that Philippe had many contacts with the other convicts, but also with people known to be addicted to narcotics. Moreover, he has a similar background.
Judging in early October.
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