NIXON v. STATE

43493.

256 Ga. 261 (1986)

347 S.E.2d 592

NIXON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Porter & Lehman, Thomas L. Lehman, for appellant.

J. Brown Moseley, District Attorney, for appellee.


GREGORY, Justice.

Vann Leon Nixon was convicted of the unlawful sale of a non-controlled substance and sentenced to ten years in prison. His appeal is before this court on a constitutional challenge to OCGA § 16-13-30.1 (a) (1) (C). See Georgia Constitution, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. II (2).

The evidence at trial showed that on March 8, 1985, Chris Dorsey, a GBI agent, and Terry Turner of the Grady County Sheriff's Department, were investigating recent burglaries...

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