The victim had already been in a fight with their friend, who stabbed the victim in the arm only to end up with two slash wounds to his leg as they struggled on the floor.

The outbreak of violence resulted from the resident’s simple reply that he could not supply cannabis to the man, which threw him into a rage.

Magistrate Tony Murray was told in Albury Local Court this week that Landers, who will turn 33 next week, played a relatively minor role in the attack, having come into it near the end.

Landers presented the court with character references for Mr Murray to consider in sentencing, but he said he would give scant regard to the letters as “he is not of good character” given his history of violence.

Landers had pleaded guilty to affray and failing to appear in court.

On the second charge, defence solicitor Jason Hanke said Landers had had trouble getting a lift to court from Rutherglen.

Upon getting to Albury, he said, Landers’ brother phoned him to say he had been convicted in his absence and then was arrested just as he had decided to hand himself in to police.

The affray happened last October 22 when Landers and his two co-accused went to the victim’s flat, drinking a small amount of alcohol with the man before they left.

The victim was watching television when one man returned about 11.30pm.

He declined giving him cannabis and said he was going to bed, which led to the co-accused’s outburst.

Police said the co-accused grabbed a large knife and stabbed the victim to the right arm, then they “became entangled” on the floor.

The victim ended up with the knife and slashed the man’s legs, at which point Landers and the other man turned up and attacked him.

When police arrived they found Landers attending to his friend’s knife wounds, while the victim was on the other side of the room in a large pool of blood.

Landers was put on a two-year good behaviour bond and convicted and fined $1100.