PETERSON v. COM.

Record No. 0613-86-2.

363 S.E.2d 440 (1987)

Joyce M. PETERSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sa'ad El-Amin (Sa'ad El-Amin & Associates, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

David A. Rosenberg, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Margaret Poles Spencer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present BAKER, COLE and DUFF, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

Joyce Marie Peterson was tried by a judge and found guilty of felonious possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute in violation of Code § 18.2-248.1. She contends that her conviction should be reversed because: (1) double jeopardy barred the felony possession prosecution after she had been convicted of misdemeanor possession arising out of the same occurrence; (2) due process was violated when...

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