Staying on the farm with his mum and dad, an Albury lawyer has said about his client, is the best supervision an illicit drug-troubled Bowna man could get.
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Solicitor Tim Hemsley said that in no way negated the clear benefits that came with supervision from NSW Corrective Service.
But rather, he explained to Albury Local Court magistrate Richard Funston, Timothy Michael Hastings Corrigan would get this virtually round-the-clock while working on his parents' property.
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In the end, magistrate Richard Funston decided a court order with the added requirement of supervision was not the most appropriate penalty for Corrigan, 27, who had previously pleaded guilty to a single charge of driving with an illicit drug in blood.
Instead, he convicted and fined him $500 and disqualified him from driving for six months.
"His criminal history doesn't assist him with regard to his long-standing drug addiction," Mr Funston said.
Mr Hemsley said Corrigan had received constant support from his parents, who had attended court previously and were not in court this time only because of the isolation restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"He's now back on the family farm (and) under fairly strict supervision from his parents. And it's probably far more effective supervision."
The court was told that police pulled over Corrigan's car on Urana Road, Lavington, on New Year's Day just after 3.30pm.
He tested positive for having used methamphetamine.
