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STATE v. GORDON

No. 25737.

356 S.C. 143 (2003)

588 S.E.2d 105

The STATE, Respondent/Appellant, v. Willie Edward GORDON, Jr., a/k/a Jr. Gordon, Appellant/Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided October 20, 2003.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, of Columbia, for Appellant-Respondent.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, of Columbia, and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent-Appellant.

Justice WALLER.

In February 2001, Willie Edward Gordon was convicted of trafficking in crack cocaine and sentenced to thirty years. He appeals, contending his conviction is barred by double jeopardy. The state appeals the trial court's refusal to sentence Gordon to life imprisonment without parole (LWOP) under the Two-Strikes law. We affirm both appeals.

FACTS

In May 1997, a seven-count indictment was handed down against Gordon. On June 9-12, 1997...

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