Legal Opinion
Isom v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 26, 1991No. S91A0781PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a second conviction for selling cocaine. Appellant challenges the constitutionality of OCGA § 16-13-30 (d), which provides a mandatory life sentence. He also raises several other enumerations of error. We find no error and affirm.
On July 14, 1989, Ricky John Isom was approached by three undercover narcotics agents who were riding in a pick-up truck. One of the officers asked Isom, “Have you got a twenty?” Isom approached the truck and stuck his hand through the window with a plastic bag containing .3 grams of cocaine. One officer held out a 20…
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