Legal Opinion
State v. Nankervis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 30, 2014No. S14A0513PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
This case stems from Appellee Thomas Nankervis’ prosecution for methamphetamine trafficking pursuant to OCGA § 16-13-31 (f). After the jury returned a guilty verdict on methamphetamine trafficking, the trial court held that the methamphetamine trafficking statute was unconstitutional and sentenced Nankervis for manufacturing a controlled substance pursuant to the rule of lenity. The State appeals, and we now hold that the methamphetamine trafficking statute is constitutional and that the rule of lenity does not apply in this case. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s…
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