TURNER, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for delivery of a controlled substance—rock cocaine—and a sentence of life imprisonment together with a fine of $25,000.
The appellant, an elderly black man, was charged by information with selling a small quantity of rock cocaine to undercover police officer Nick Sturghill through a third party go-between. A jury trial before an all-white jury resulted in the appellant's conviction and sentence...
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