Scarborough magistrates sentenced Keith Raper, 63, of Colescliffe Road, Scarborough, to a 12-month community order after he admitted cultivating 16 cannabis plants. The order included six months of mental health treatment and 60 hours of unpaid work, plus £85 in prosecution costs.
🇬🇧 Scarborough Magistrates Court, Scarborough, North Yorkshire · United Kingdom
Magistrates in Scarborough sentenced Keith Raper, 63, of Colescliffe Road, Scarborough, after he pleaded guilty to cultivating 16 cannabis plants.[1] The court gave him a 12-month community order, with six months of mental health treatment and 60 hours of unpaid work.[1] He was also ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs.[1]
The sentencing was one of the hearings listed by the York Press among cases dealt with recently at Scarborough Magistrates Court.[1]
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