Mikell v. State

POPE, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted defendant Samuel Mikell, Jr. of selling a controlled substance (OCGA § 16-13-30 (b)), distributing a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a public housing project (OCGA § 16-13-32.5 (b)), and obstructing a police officer by resisting arrest (OCGA § 16-10-24). Treating defendant as a recidivist, the trial court imposed a life sentence for the sale of the controlled substance; 40 years for distribution within 1,000 feet of a public housing project, to be served consecutively with the life sentence; and 12 months for obstruction, to be served…