Johnson v. State

OPINION

Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., CONNOR, BOOCHEVER and MATTHEWS, JJ., and STEWART, Superior Court Judge. BOOCHEVER, Justice.

In this sentence appeal, Earl Johnson contends that imposition of sentences for both possession and sale of heroin violates double jeopardy. He further claims that his sen tence of seven years’ imprisonment with two years suspended on each count, to run concurrently, was excessive, and the result of racial bias. We reject these claims and affirm the judgment of the superior court. I. DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Johnson was indicted on two counts. The first count alleged that on or…