Legal Opinion
Josephs v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 27, 1990No. Record No. 0423-87-2PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion
ON HEARING EN BANC
Opinion
COLE, J.
This case was heard en banc pursuant to Code § 17-116.02(D). The appellant, Faith Angela Josephs, contends that her conviction for distribution of marijuana in violation of Code *90§ 18.2-248.1 should be overturned because (1) the state police improperly stopped the vehicle in which she was a passenger, and (2) the evidence was insufficient to establish that she knowingly and intentionally possessed marijuana. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the conviction.
Josephs was indicted on two charges: (1) grand larceny of the vehicle, the property of General…
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