Zuniga v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BENTON, J.

Patrick Edward Zuniga was convicted of conspir-

acy to distribute cocaine in violation of Code §§ 18.2-256 and 18.2-248. He was sentenced to forty years in the state penitentiary with twenty-two years suspended and was fined $10,000. Zuniga contends that his conviction should be overturned because (1) the evidence was not sufficient to show that he and Byron Samuels made an agreement to sell, give, or distribute cocaine in Virginia, (2) venue was improperly laid in Henrico County, where Samuels was arrested, and (3) the arrest warrant was defective. For the reasons that…