Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 2, 2010No. Record 1871-08-1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUMPHREYS, Judge.
Glen Patrick Merritt (“Merritt”) was convicted in a jury trial of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute MDMA (ecstasy), second or subsequent offense, Code § 18.2-248; transporting into the Commonwealth one ounce or more of a Schedule I or II controlled substance with *724the intent to distribute, Code § 18.2-248.01; and conspiracy to distribute MDMA, Code § 18.2-256. Merritt was sentenced by the trial court to eighteen (18) years in the Virginia State Penitentiary with eleven (11) of those years suspended for a period of eleven (11) years of…
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