Anderson v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Jody Anderson, who was sentenced to life imprisonment upon his second conviction for selling drugs, seeks to have his sentence vacated or modified on the grounds that it was racially discriminatory.

Anderson was indicted in three counts for violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, sale of cocaine, in January 1993. As appellant had previously pled guilty to one count of the same offense in April 1991, the State filed a notice of intent to seek life sentence pursuant to OCGA § 16-13-30 (d). On February 9, 1993, with the assistance of counsel, appellant entered his…