Rainey v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(B) A person who manufactures, distributes, dispenses, delivers, purchases, or otherwise aids, abets, attempts, or conspires to manufacture, distribute, dispense, deliver, or purchase, or possesses with intent to distribute, dispense, or deliver ice, crank, or crack cocaine, in violation of the provisions of Section 44-53-370, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction: (2) for a second offense or if, in the case of a first conviction of a violation of this section, the offender has been convicted of any of the laws of the United States or of any state, territory, or district relating to narcotic drugs, marijuana, depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs, the offender must be imprisoned for not more than twenty-five years and fined not less than fifty thousand dollars.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Dupree · Patterson v. State

2. “Because there is a conflict between § 44-53-375(B) and the general second offense statute, the later, more specific crack cocaine statute must prevail. The PCR judge was correct in finding that [Rainey] is not a second offender under § 44-53-375(B) and should not, therefore, have been sentenced as one.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Dupree · Patterson v. State