Campbell v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Robert Campbell and Willie Frank Jones, Jr., were jointly charged in a multi-count indictment with two counts of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, in connection with the armed robbery of a convenience store. Both pled guilty to one count of armed robbery. Prior to sentencing, the defendants filed constitutional challenges to OCGA § 17-10-6.1 (b) of the Sentence Reform Act of 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 1959), which imposes mandatory minimum sentences for persons convicted of certain serious…