Curtis Lee Mason v. Commonwealth of Virginia

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• explaining statutes are not “substantially similar” if a person could be convicted of an offense under another jurisdiction’s statute for conduct that would not be criminal under Code § 18.2-248
• \[I]t is our 'duty ... to interpret the several parts of a statute as a consistent and harmonious whole so as to effectuate the legislative goal.' \ (citation omitted)
• “[I]t is our ‘duty . . . to interpret the several parts of a statute as a consistent and harmonious whole so as to effectuate the legislative goal.’” (citation omitted)
• Commonwealth must prove prior New York drug conviction was “substantially similar” to Virginia statute

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