Harper v. State

Beasley, Presiding Judge.

Following a single transaction, Harper was convicted and sentenced for selling cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-30 (b), and selling cocaine within 1,000 feet of a public housing project, OCGA § 16-13-32.5 (b). A first violation of OCGA § 16-13-30 (b) is punishable by imprisonment from five to thirty years. OCGA § 16-13-30 (f). A first violation of OCGA § 16-13-32.5 (b) is punishable by no more than 20 years imprisonment or a fine of up to $20,000, or both, and is to be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed. OCGA § 16-13-32.5 (c).

Evidence presented at trial indicated…