People v. Bennet

The question before us is whether on sentencing the court must impose a prison term on a narcotic addict without considering the other alternatives open in eases of other offenders, simply because the Narcotic Addiction Control Commission (NACC) for reasons arising out of its own internal management would not at the time accept involuntary criminal certifications of addicts. We hold that imprisonment is not the only course which the sentencing court must follow and that the usual sentencing options provided by law are available.

Charged with criminally selling a dangerous drug in the third…