Mann v. State

Sears, Justice.

In this case the appellant, Calvin Mann, appealed to the Court of Appeals of Georgia from his conviction for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute, his third conviction for possessing a con trolled substance with the intent to distribute, and his ninth felony conviction in all. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. We then granted certiorari to consider two questions. The first is whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court was not required to sentence Mann to life in prison under OCGA § 17-10-7 (a), the general felony recidivist…