ABSTRACT
In most jurisdictions, statute does specify an increased sentence where an indictable offence is tried summarily. This is usually subject to special provision in relation to certain offences where the statute creating the offence specifies a particular penalty upon summary conviction. Such offences include possession of illegal narcotics, trafficking in illegal narcotics and illegal possession of firearms. Penalties on summary conviction for those offences are usually greater than those for other indictable offences tried summarily.
