Baez v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

As Roberto Baez states in his brief, this case has a “tortured history,” which includes a series of pro se appearances before Georgia’s appellate courts. His latest challenge to the sentence imposed by the trial court is without merit, so we affirm that court’s judgment denying his motion for a new and valid sentence.

In November 1994, a jury found Baez guilty of trafficking in cocaine in that he knowingly possessed 28 grams or more of cocaine. He was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison and to pay a $200,000 fine. Baez appealed from his conviction, but the conviction…