That, and the fact that he helped them arrest his supplier, should have led to a more lenient sentence, he said.

Blowing your nose into your glove while wearing it will not result in a more lenient sentence.

Within hours, the ruling was referred to the attorney-general's office under the unduly lenient sentence scheme.

In other words, the perpetrator expected a lenient sentence that itself would be automatically halved.

After being repeatedly denied bail, he pleaded guilty in the hope of obtaining a lenient sentence.