State v. Webb
Annotate this CaseAppellant pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug or substance. The circuit court sentenced Appellant to five years in prison with two years suspended and fined him $10,000. The two suspended years of imprisonment were conditioned on Appellant paying the fine. On appeal, Appellant argued that the $10,000 fine for possession of a controlled drug or substance was grossly disproportionate to the offense in violation of the Eighth Amendment prohibition on excessive fines. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant failed to make a prima facie showing that the $10,000 fine was grossly disproportionate to the offense.
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