Phillips v. Commonwealth

The issue presented in this appeal is whether Code § 19.2-294 bars a defendant’s conviction on two felony charges of selling marijuana on school property, after he had been convicted in the general *550district court on two misdemeanor charges of distribution of marijuana based on the same acts.

The parties stipulated to the following facts. In March 1996, two arrest warrants were issued against Matthew S. Phillips, charging him with felony offenses of selling marijuana on the grounds of Lebanon High School in Russell County, on or about January 19 and 24, 1996, in violation of Code § 18.2-255.2.…