DUKES v. COM.

Record No. 822190.

313 S.E.2d 382 (1984)

Bettie Jean DUKES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boyd Scarborough, Portsmouth (Griffin, Pappas & Scarborough, Portsmouth, on brief), for appellant.

Karen A. Laserson, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL and THOMAS, JJ.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

In a bench trial, Bettie Jean Dukes was convicted of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of Code § 18.2-248.1. She was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $1,000. The defendant concedes the evidence is sufficient to prove possession of marijuana, but she contends there was insufficient evidence to establish that she possessed the drug with the intent to distribute.

The Commonwealth relies wholly upon...

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