Smith v. State

Appellant, John N. Smith, was tried before a jury in the Circuit Court for Somerset County and convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine within one thousand feet of a school, and wearing and carrying a concealed dangerous and deadly weapon. The court sentenced appellant to twelve years’ incarceration for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and suspended all but six years. 1 The court then imposed a consecutive three year sentence for possession with intent to distribute cocaine within one thousand…