Joyner v. Commonwealth

Opinion

KOONTZ, C.J.

In a trial by jury, Alfred Lorenzo Joyner was convicted of attempting to procure and possess marijuana while an inmate in a state correctional facility in violation of Code § 53.1-203(6). In accordance with the jury verdict, he was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. See Code § 18.2-26. On appeal, Joyner raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in permitting the attorney for the Commonwealth on cross-examination of Joyner to state the number and names of his prior felony convictions and introduce copies of conviction orders for those felonies…