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STATE v. JOHNSON

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276 S.C. 444 (1981)

279 S.E.2d 606

The STATE, Respondent, v. Joseph Michael JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

June 16, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul N. Uricchio, Jr., and Alan Toporek, of Uricchio, Howe & Krell, Charleston, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Attys. Gen. Kay G. Crowe and Russell D. Ghent, Columbia, and Sol. Capers G. Barr, III, Charleston, for respondent.

June 16, 1981.

GREGORY, Justice:

Appellant Joseph Michael Johnson was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to a prison term of ten years. He appeals, contending Section 16-11-330, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), under which he was sentenced, is unconstitutional. We disagree and affirm.

The statute prescribes a mandatory minimum sentence of ten (10) years' imprisonment for any person convicted of...

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