State v. Bradley
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the appellate court affirming the trial court's judgments following Defendant's conditional pleas of nolo contendere to charges of sale of a controlled substance and violation of probation, holding that Defendant could not meet the requirements to establish classical aggrievement.
On appeal, Defendant, who was Caucasian, argued that his conviction violated his right to due process because the statute under which he was convicted violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution because it was enacted to discriminate against African Americans and Mexican Americans. The appellate court affirmed, ruling that Defendant could not bring his constitutional challenge in his individual capacity based on the alleged violation of others' equal protection rights. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Defendant failed to meet the requirements to establish classical aggrievement.
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