Can’t Do the Time, Don’t Do the Crime?: Dixon v. State, Statutory Construction, and the Harsh Realities of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in Georgia

Suzanne Williams

Article

Vol. 22, Issue 2, 2005

December 01, 2005 EDT

Can’t Do the Time, Don’t Do the Crime?: Dixon v. State, Statutory Construction, and the Harsh Realities of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in Georgia

Suzanne Williams ,

constitutionality
statutory construction
felony
sentencing discretion
prosecutor
first-time offender
sentence reform act
mandatory sentencing

Georgia State University Law Review

Suzanne Williams, Can’t Do the Time, Don’t Do the Crime?: Dixon v. State, Statutory Construction, and the Harsh Realities of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in Georgia, 22 Georgia State University Law Review (2005).