Defendant asks judge for 'one more joint'

A defendant on drug charges has worsened his chances of incarceration by asking the judge for marijuana.

Damaine Mitchell was told by judge Melba Marsh that she would consider not handing down a prison sentence, providing he was willing to give up weed.

However, the 19-year-old asked Marsh if it was possible to have 'one more joint'.

The judge immediately refused, and Mitchell is expected to return to court later this month.

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