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Virginia: How Does The Affordable Care Act Affect Workers’ Compensation In The Commonwealth?, Elisabeth M. Wright
Virginia: How Does The Affordable Care Act Affect Workers’ Compensation In The Commonwealth?, Elisabeth M. Wright
Elisabeth M Wright
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Disabling Able: Why The Virginia Supreme Court Must Address Recent Changes In Narcotics Distribution Law, Kevin R. Pettrey
Disabling Able: Why The Virginia Supreme Court Must Address Recent Changes In Narcotics Distribution Law, Kevin R. Pettrey
Kevin R Pettrey
The Virginia General Assembly has proscribed distributing narcotics within the Commonwealth. In order to further deter this illegal activity, increased punishments for repeat offenders have been established. However, what a charging document must allege changed in 2009 but these technical requirements are not always complied with. Prior to 2009, Virginia Code § 18.2-248 only required that a conviction be a “second or subsequent conviction” in order to qualify a defendant for a heightened sentence. In 2009, the Virginia General Assembly passed HB 2362 which required charging documents to allege that a defendant was convicted of violating Virginia Code § 18.2-248 …