State v. Brown

Toal, Justice:

Appellant, George Brown (Brown), appeals his conviction for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. Brown claims the provision in S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-375 (Supp. 1991) of higher penalties for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine than are provided for cocaine in other forms violates the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the United States Constitution. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

In July 1990, police began conducting a video surveillance of Brown’s apartment. As a result of the activity observed on the videotapes, the police obtained a…