Mullins v. Commonwealth

Opinion

COLEMAN, J.

In a bench trial on December 4, 1984, the circuit court convicted Jessie James Mullins for violating Code § 18.2-248 by distributing hydromorphone (dilaudid), a Schedule II controlled substance. Mullins contends that the certificate of drug analysis was admitted into evidence in violation of Code § 19.2-187.1 We agree. Accordingly, we reverse his conviction and remand the case.

Mullins further contends that the trial court erred by permitting a deputy clerk to testify, in violation of Code § 19.2-271, that defense counsel had looked at the court file prior to trial.…