Legal Opinion

Maxwell v. Com.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided February 29, 2008No. Record 070831PublishedCited by 132 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY Senior Justice HARRY L. CARRICO.

In a jury trial, the defendant, Jayson Franklin Maxwell, was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, third or subsequent offense, in violation of Code § 18.2-248, and possession of marijuana, in violation of Code § 18.2-250.1. The jury fixed the defendant's punishment at seven years in the penitentiary on the cocaine charge and thirty days in jail on the marijuana charge. The trial court imposed the sentences fixed by the jury and also imposed an additional one-year term suspended subject to post-release supervision pursuant to…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  3. Drew v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  4. Viney v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2005
  5. Garland v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983

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3Cited by132 opinions

  1. Clanton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
  2. Jones v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
  3. Alfred Banks, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2017
  4. Com. v. McNealSupreme Court of Virginia · 2011
  5. Cooper v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009

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