Lavelle v. State

Hill, Chief Justice.

Defendant was indicted for trafficking in cocaine under Code Ann. § 79A-811 (j). A white powder, weighing 56.681 grams, of which 14.3 grams was cocaine, was found in defendant’s possession. Defendant moved to quash the indictment, challenging the constitutionality of § 79A-811 (j) on equal protection and due process grounds. He also filed a motion to suppress alleging the search and seizure were illegal. The motion to quash was denied, and the motion to suppress was dismissed by the trial court. We granted defendant’s application for immediate review.

Code Ann. § 79A-811…