Legal Opinion

Williams v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided April 6, 2004No. 0930031PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Madrid Elsworth Williams was convicted in a bench trial of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute in violation of Code § 18.2-248 and sentenced to five years in prison, three years and six months suspended.- Williams appeals his conviction on the grounds that (1) the evidence used against him was unlawfully seized because the police improperly impounded his car, (2) the evidence was insufficient to prove he possessed the cocaine, and (3) the evidence was insufficient to establish his intent to distribute the cocaine. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987

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