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Haley Cattouse Convicted
posted (January 21, 2013)
In October of last year, 7News told you about 24 year-old Haley Cattouse, who was busted by police with crack cocaine in her home. Well, she now has to pay $10,000 dollars in fines after she was convicted in the Magistrate's Court today.

As we reported, police searched her home at #77 Banak Street, and found a black plastic bag under the flooring of her house, with 13 pieces of foil paper parcels containing 3.4 grams of crack cocaine. She was charged with drug trafficking, and she was arraigned before Magistrate Cayetano.

She stood trial in subsequent adjournments, and police officers came and testified exactly to what they reported. The prosecutor's case against Cattouse was finished today when the forensic analyst testified to the court that the substance in those pieces of foil paper tested positive for crack cocaine.

In her defence, Cattouse admitted to the court that the drugs were indeed found on her premises, but she contested that the police weighed the drugs. She says that the authorities just came up with a number and presented it to the court.

After considering all the evidence, Magistrate Cayetano found that she was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and because this is her first drug trafficking conviction, she was sentenced to pay a fine of $10,000. She must complete payment by April 30, 2013, or she will spend a maximum of 3 years in prison.

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