Jones v. Commonwealth

OPINION BY JUDGE ROBERT J. HUMPHREYS

*584This appeal essentially calls for us to ascertain the legislative intent of that portion of Code § 18.2-248 with respect to the impact on the sentencing range of a prior conviction for a similar offense as an accommodation.

Following a bench trial on May 31, 2017, the Circuit Court of Henrico County (the "circuit court") convicted Dominque Jamar Jones, sometimes known as Dominique Jamar Jones ("Jones"), of multiple drug offenses. Specifically, the circuit court convicted Jones of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of Code §§ 18.2-248 and…