STATE v. PUETZ

No. 22616.

934 P.2d 15 (1997)

129 Idaho 842

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jon Scott PUETZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Idaho. Boise, January 1997 Term.

March 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan E. Trimming, Ada County Public Defender; David J. Smethers, Deputy Public Defender (argued), Boise, for defendant-appellant.

Alan G. Lance, Attorney General; Michael A. Henderson, Deputy Attorney General, Boise; Michael Lojek, Legal Intern (argued), Moscow, for plaintiff-respondent.


SILAK, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of trafficking in heroin. Appellant was sentenced to a fixed term of fifteen years as required by I.C. § 37-2732B(a)(5)(C). The appellant challenges the constitutionality of the mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of this statute. We affirm.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On May 19, 1995, at approximately 6:00 p.m., appellant Jon Scott Puetz (Puetz) met with a police informant...

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