WEST v. COM.

Record No. 940956.

455 S.E.2d 1 (1995)

Mark H. WEST, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 3, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey S. Williams, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Michael T. Judge, Asst. Atty. Gen. (James S. Gilmore, III, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the Federal Constitution requires this Court to allow an interlocutory criminal appeal when a defendant alleges double jeopardy.

On March 10, 1992, a warrant was issued against the defendant, Mark Hamilton West, charging him with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (a felony). The possession allegedly occurred on March 9, 1992. On March 10, 1992, another warrant was issued charging...

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