Second spent conviction for music festival drug seizure

Police conducting searches outside a music festival found our client in possession of LSD tablets and other drugs, charging him with intent to sell or supply them. As our client had made full admission to Police when interviewed, we advised him that his best chances of obtaining a spent conviction order was to demonstrate an acceptance of responsibility and remorse by pleading guilty to the charges. Prior to sentencing, we were made aware that our client had a previous drug conviction which he disputed the facts of. We successfully applied to have that conviction set aside and re-dealt with, obtaining a spent conviction orders and fines for both the prior offence and the new charges.