Neal v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BENTON, J.

James E. Neal, II, appeals his conviction for possession of heroin with intent to distribute. He contends (1) that die trial judge erroneously ruled that a search warrant affidavit was inadmissible as evidence, and (2) that the trial judge’s conduct denied him a fair and impartial trial. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the conviction.

I

The evidence before the jury proved that at 2:00 p.m. on November 1, 1990, the City of Richmond police obtained a warrant to search Dinetta Riley’s apartment on Stockton Street. Forty minutes later, when the police arrived at the…