Legal Opinion

Rucks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 6, 1991No. A91A1037PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant, pro se, appeals his conviction of the sale of cocaine under OCGA § 16-13-30 and sentence of life imprisonment.

1. In enumerations of error one, two, three, six and seven, appellant attacks the recidivist portion of OCGA § 16-13-30 (d) on constitutional grounds of denial of due process and equal protection. However, the basis for his challenge, that the statute unlawfully gives the prosecutor unbridled discretion to determine whether to invoke its provisions, has previously been considered and determined adversely to his position. “Prosecutorial discretion in this…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Denton v. Con-Way Southern Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Ambles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  5. Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gargliano v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  2. Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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