Margaret Rea Bright v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
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
- Lavinder v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
- Ramdass v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
- Batts v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
- Dowell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
- Dowell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
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