FORMER Newcastle Knight Jarrod Mullen faces a nervous two week wait to see whether or not the DPP will elect to prosecute his drug supply charges.
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Mr Mullen, 32, who is serving a four-year ban from rugby league after he tested positive to an anabolic steroid in 2017, is alleged to have supplied cocaine on four occasions at Cameron Park in November last year.
The former Knights' star and one-time NSW Origin representative was excused from attending Newcastle Local Court on Thursday.
The court heard the brief of evidence against Mr Mullen had been served on the defence and the DPP, and the latter required two weeks to assess the evidence and determine if they will elect to prosecute the matter.
If the DPP does elect then the matter could ultimately be prosecuted in the district court, where Mr Mullen would face harsher penalties if convicted.
His lawyer Paul McGirr had previously told the court Mr Mullen would be pleading not guilty to the charges.
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