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DOTSON v. COM.

Record No. 2411-92-4.

445 S.E.2d 492 (1994)

Raymond E. DOTSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 14, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Bancroft, Fairfax, for appellant.

Kathleen B. Martin, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Stephen D. Rosenthal, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: COLEMAN and FITZPATRICK, JJ., and HODGES, Retired Judge.

COLEMAN, Judge.

In this criminal appeal, we hold that the language in Code § 18.2-248(C) authorizing enhanced punishment "[u]pon a second or subsequent conviction" does not limit the number of convictions the Commonwealth may prove in order to establish that there has been a "second or subsequent conviction." Accordingly, we affirm the trial court.

Raymond Dotson was convicted by a jury for violating Code § 18.2-248(C) by knowingly distributing cocaine...

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