Former South Australian Liberal leader David Speirs has pleaded guilty to two drug supply charges. An agreement was reached between the prosecution and defence for the matter to be dealt with by a magistrate. The matter will return to court in April.
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00:00Arriving at court, flanked by lawyers, before David Spears enters a guilty plea during a
00:08brief hearing.
00:09I am focused on moving through this process as quickly as possible and that has influenced
00:19the approach that I'm taking.
00:21Spears entered guilty pleas to two counts of supplying a controlled substance between
00:26August 1 and August 10 at Kingston Park last year.
00:30He was charged after an unrelated video published by News Corp showed the 40-year-old snorting
00:36from a plate.
00:38On October 15, Spears posted a video to social media announcing his resignation from Parliament.
00:45Emerging from court, Spears says he wants the matter dealt with quickly.
00:49That's the best thing for me at a personal level and that's why I'm taking this approach.
00:55He says there's nothing more to say.
00:58That would be inappropriate and potentially cause issues down the track.
01:07So that's really all.
01:08Spears will return to court in just over two weeks.