Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Richard
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 29, 2021No. 210027Published
1Opinion of the Court
PRESENT: All the Justices COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OPINION BY v. Record No. 210027 JUSTICE S. BERNARD GOODWYN December 29, 2021 REBECCA JONES RICHARD FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this appeal, regarding Rebecca Jones Richard’s conviction for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the circuit court abused its discretion in denying two proffered jury instructions regarding the single-buyer/seller relationship exception to conspiracy liability. BACKGROUND On June 14, 2018, Matthew Harris arranged via text message…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- Payne v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016
- United States v. William Wheat, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
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