Jason Daniel Byrum v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Kelsey, McClanahan and Haley Argued at Chesapeake, Virginia JASON DANIEL BYRUM MEMORANDUM OPINION * BY v. Record No. 1201-09-1 JUDGE JAMES W. HALEY, JR. MAY 18, 2010 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH Von L. Piersall, Jr., Judge Designate Gregory K. Matthews (Office of the Public Defender, on briefs), for appellant. (Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General; Erin M. Kulpa, Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. I. INTRODUCTION Code § 18.2-118(a) provides: Whenever any person is in possession…