Advocate Ofir Sternberg

Selected case result

Twenty-Four Months for Possession of Approximately 79 Grams of Cocaine

The prosecution requested a three-to-five-year range. The court set a lower range of twenty-three to fifty-five months and imposed twenty-four months with credit for detention.

Proceeding details

Criminal sentencing

Petah Tikva Magistrates' Court

December 25, 2025

Event in the amended indictment

The amended indictment described possession of approximately seventy-nine grams of cocaine in circumstances treated as non-personal use.

Offenses of conviction

The defendant was convicted on the agreed amended factual and legal basis.

Prosecution position

The State sought a sentencing range of three to five years and a sentence reflecting drug quantity and social harm.

Defense submissions

The defense argued for a lower range and placement at its bottom based on the amended case, comparative sentencing, personal data, and relevant mitigation.

Court's findings

Judge Oded Moreno rejected the State's proposed range and set twenty-three to fifty-five months.

Placement at the lower end

The court placed the defendant almost at the bottom of that range after weighing the full record.

Sentence

The court imposed twenty-four months of imprisonment with credit for time already spent in detention.

Practical significance

The final sentence was materially below the minimum range requested by the prosecution.

Privacy and outcome notice

Client names, case numbers, investigation-file numbers, and identifying details have been omitted. Allegations described in detention matters are not findings of guilt. Results depend on the facts of each case and do not guarantee a similar outcome.

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