State v. Ross

PAUL A. BONIN, JUDGE

| Francis Ross is appealing his convictions for possession of carisoprodol and for possession of cocaine. These are his fourth and fifth felony convictions for violating the Controlled Dangerous Substances Law. All of his felony convictions were for simple possession of an illegal substance. Until his most recent convictions, Mr. Ross had always been sentenced to probation and in each instance had satisfactorily completed probation.

*514Now, however, after adjudication as a quadruple felony offender under the Habitual Offender Law and despite never having been incarcerated for…