ADDICT GETS WISH OF STIFFER SENTENCE

A drug addict who led police on a high-speed chase asked a judge for a
stiffer sentence Thursday.

Robert Gordon Sadowsky got his wish: two years in a federal prison.

Defence lawyer Laurie Wood said her 25-year-old client will have access to
better treatment programs for his methamphetamine addiction in the federal
system rather than in a provincial jail.

Provincial court Judge Paul Adilman said he was prepared to hand Sadowsky
15 to 18 months but granted the request for two years. An inmate who
receives a sentence of less than two years must serve the time in a
provincial jail.

Wood said many of her clients request prison for different reasons. If
they're first-time federal offenders, they can be fast-tracked for
community release. Besides better treatment and education courses, they're
eligible for work programs. They're also allowed to smoke.

Sadowsky pleaded guilty in December to evading police, possession of stolen
property and driving while disqualified.

In addition to the two-year sentence, Adilman handed him a two-year driving
suspension.