Johnson v. State

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice.

Leroy Johnson, Jr. was found guilty by a jury of two counts of sale of a narcotic drug in violation of AS 17.10.010 and was sentenced to serve six years on each count to run concurrently. 1 Specifically, he was charged with selling approximately three-quarters of a gram of cocaine to Michael Porten on July 25, 1976, and an additional similar amount to Porten on August 3,1976 at Fairbanks, Alaska.

In this appeal, Johnson contends:

1. That cocaine is unconstitutionally classified as a narcotic drug by Alaska statute.

2. That the trial court abused its discretion by…