Mallarino v. State

Carley, Chief Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of trafficking in cocaine, in that he “did actually possess and bring into the State of Georgia an amount of cocaine greater than 28 grams.” Appellant appealed to this court and, although his conviction was affirmed, he successfully urged that he had been erroneously sentenced to 25 years and a $500,000 fine pursuant to the mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of then-existing OCGA § 16-13-31 (a) (1) (C). Mallarino v. State, 190 Ga. App. 398, 399 (1) (379 SE2d 210) (1989). Accordingly, appellant’s sentence was reversed…