Peake v. Commonwealth

OVERTON, Judge.

Tried by the court sitting without a jury, Jeremy Austin Peake (appellant) was convicted of possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute it. On appeal, appellant contends principles of double jeopardy and collateral estoppel barred his conviction. 1 Finding no merit in these contentions, we affirm appellant’s conviction.

FACTS

“On appeal, ‘we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom.’ ” Archer v. Common wealth, 26 Va.App. 1, 11, 492 S.E.2d 826, 831 (1997) (citation omitted).

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