Anderson v. Commonwealth

UPON A REHEARING EN BANC

A divided panel of this Court affirmed Lemar Jamie Anderson’s convictions of possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, and possession of marijuana. Anderson v. Commonwealth, 25 Va.App. 565, 490 S.E.2d 274 (1997). On Anderson’s motion, we stayed the mandate of that decision and granted a rehearing en banc. Upon rehearing en banc, the stay of this Court’s September 16, 1997 mandate is lifted, and we affirm the judgment of the trial court for the reasons set forth in the majority panel opinion.

Chief Judge Fitzpatrick and…