Legal Opinion
Cain v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 19, 1992No. S92A0897PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
On January 23, 1992, the Gwinnett County Superior Court convicted Jonathan Douglas Cain of ten counts of selling cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. This was Cain’s second drug sale conviction; in May 1990, the same court had sentenced Cain to 15 years in prison for selling cocaine. Appellant challenges the constitutionality of OCGA § 16-13-30 (d) which requires a mandatory life sentence for a second conviction. We find no error and affirm.
On September 24, 1991, a Gwinnett County Grand Jury indicted Cain on 14 counts of selling cocaine to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
3Cited by6 opinions
- Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Cody v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Coe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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