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Hardin v. State

The lack of a purity requirement in the methamphetamine trafficking statute does not violate equal protection.

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A jury in Bartow County convicted Gregory Hardin of trafficking in methamphetamine and driving without a license on his person.1 Hardin argues that the statute under which he was convicted violates equal protection and that his detention and search at a police roadblock constituted an unconstitutional search and seizure. Because we find that the methamphetamine statute does not violate equal protection, and that the roadblock complied with the applicable constitutional requirements, we affirm his convictions. 1. The evidence presented at trial shows that early in the morning on December 29, 2001, Hardin was stopped at a police roadblock in Bartow County while driving a borrowed vehicle. He did not have a driver’s license on his person. While the police were checking into Hardin’s license status, a member of the Bartow County Drug Unit asked for permission to search the vehicle Hardin was driving. Hardin replied, “Sure, this is not my vehicle.” The officer found a bag of methamphetamine weighing 151.4 grams on the floor of the vehicle. The police then placed Hardin under arrest and searched his person, finding $6860 in his pockets.

After reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, we conclude that there was sufficient evidence for a rational trier of fact to find Hardin guilty of the crimes for which he was convicted.2

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