William A. Butts v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Coleman, Bumgardner and Lemons Argued at Salem, Virginia WILLIAM A. BUTTS MEMORANDUM OPINION * BY v. Record No. 1345-98-3 JUDGE RUDOLPH BUMGARDNER, III MARCH 9, 1999 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HENRY COUNTY David V. Williams, Judge Elwood Earl Sanders, Jr., Appellate Defender (Public Defender Commission, on briefs), for appellant. Daniel J. Munroe, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. The defendant appeals his conviction at a bench trial of possession of marijuana. He contends…