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Pleads guilty, wants to get it over with

Daniel Patrick Boyle threw up his hands and told Judge Alfred Brien he just wanted to get things over with, when he appeared in court Tuesday. Boyle is in jail for previously breaking his court-ordered undertakings. He pleaded guilty to a pair of drug charges Tuesday. On Dec. 21 police executed a warrant at a Metcalf Street dwelling and found $2,000 worth of crack cocaine and $400 worth of marijuana. Boyle wasn't there at the time police arrived, but he soon returned with groceries in hand and was arrested. He pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of marijuana. He was returned to custody and will appear in court for sentencing on May 7.

Man is just over limit

Judge William McCarroll gave Mark Goguen the minimum sentence for driving while impaired because he was just over the legal limit. Goguen was scheduled to have his trial Tuesday, but he changed his plea to guilty when proceedings got underway. He received a $1,000 fine, one-year driving prohibition and a $150 victim surcharge fine. "The law is you're over, you're over," said David Lutz, the man's attorney.

Judge tells man to talk to lawyer

Troy Ryan Joseph Jones pleaded guilty Wednesday in provincial court to taking a car without permission, but he thought he pleaded guilty to driving without a licence. Judge Alfred H. Brien repeatedly asked the 18-year-old if he wanted to speak to duty counsel, but the young man declined. "Do you understand that Ms. Gallagher is a lawyer?" the judge asked the accused. "No. I'm good," Jones replied. Eventually, Judge Alfred Brien told the man to sit down and speak with duty counsel during the next recess. On Feb. 26, Jones was found driving a rented SUV along Douglas Street and when police stopped him, he had no licence and the vehicle was a Hertz rental from Moncton. Crown prosecutor Patrick Wilbur told the court police don't believe Jones was involved in the theft. After the morning recess and speaking to duty counsel Margaret Gallagher, the lawyer told the court Jones understood the charge, but she asked the judge to avoid a sentence that would give the young man a criminal record because he wanted to join the army. "Back to you, Mr. Jones. Anything you'd like to say?" Brien asked. "No. No," Jones replied. Brien handed down a conditional discharge, six months probation, 50 hours community service and a $50 victim surcharge.

Woman breaks into nearby house

On March 29, 2008, Tanya Michelle Harris broke into a house that was just a few doors away from where she lived with her mother on Red Head Road. Now seven months pregnant and visibly upset, a petite Harris was brought into court on a warrant when she failed to appear on her original court date. Harris stole jewelry and an electric bass guitar from the house. Police tracked down a number of the items in a local pawn shop and followed the trail back to Harris. She pleaded guilty to the charge of break and enter and failure to appear. Harris, 29, told police she committed the break and enter all by herself to support her Dilaudid and crack cocaine habit. An addict since the age of 14, she's been on methadone for the last three months as she struggles to recover. She was released on a form 12 until she appears back in court for sentencing on July 6, after her due date. A pre-sentence report and victim's impact statement will also be heard before sentencing.