Legal Opinion

Margaret Rea Bright v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided February 8, 2000No. 1064982PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HODGES, Senior Judge.

Margaret Rea Bright, appellant, was convicted of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute, a second or subsequent offense, and with possessing a firearm while in possession of cocaine. On appeal, she contends the trial court erred “when it allowed the Commonwealth to prove the existence of a prior offense of possession with intent to distribute cocaine by using solely a jury verdict without the Court having pronounced final judgment and having sentenced the defendant.” Bright also argues that the trial judge erred in refusing to strike a juror for cause and in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lavinder v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  2. Ramdass v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
  3. Batts v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
  4. Dowell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
  5. Dowell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SandersonNorfolk County Circuit Court · 2001
  2. Matthew L. Archer v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
  3. Quartrez Logan, s/k/a Quartrez Rashad Logan v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020

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