Carroll v. State

The appellant, Peter Carroll, pleaded guilty to charges of possession of cocaine. He was sentenced to four years' imprisonment; however, his sentence was suspended and, instead, he was placed on two years' probation upon his spending one year in confinement and undergoing drug treatment and counseling.

The appellant contends that the sentencing court denied him his constitutional right to equal protection when it sentenced him to a punishment that was more severe than that imposed upon his codefendant. The appellant claims that the judge sentenced the appellant to a greater punishment than the…