Turner v. State

Adams, Judge.

After a trial by jury, Turner was convicted on two counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act for twice selling cocaine. He contends on appeal that improper evidence was presented at sentencing.

1. At the sentencing hearing, the prosecutor recommended a sentence of fifteen years, with four or five to serve, because it was Turner’s first drug conviction. The judge responded that he had information, apparently a probation report, which showed that Turner had beeii convicted for selling drugs in Cherokee County, Georgia, and in Jacksonville, Florida, and he asked…