Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Is concurant sentencing of minimum mandatries allowed?
Is it possible for a judge to run more than one minimum mandatory sentence concurantly? I have a friend who plead guilty to three counts of the same type of charges in two seperate jurisdictions. (Charlettesville City & Albermarle County),(Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute 18.2-248.5)The substance in question is a steriod and he sold it to an undercover agent each time. He has been cooperating with the authorities but he isn't a drug dealer and isn't of much use to them because he doesn't have any dealings with people who use or sell drugs.

Asked on 8/09/03, 7:18 pm

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Re: Is concurant sentencing of minimum mandatries allowed?

The judge has the discretion to sentence a defendant who pleads guilty to three counts of

possession with intent to distribute anabolic steriods in violation of Va criminal statute 18.2-248.5, to prescribed penalties that run concurrently,

Answered on 8/10/03, 11:11 am

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