Pryor v. Commonwealth

*118UPON A REHEARING EN BANC

Opinion

BAKER, J.

On June 16, 1992, by an unpublished memorandum opinion, a panel of this Court affirmed the bench trial convictions of Andre Leon Pryor (appellant) by the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond (trial court) for possession of heroin and possession of a firearm while in possession of heroin. Upon rehearing en banc, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The panel majority concluded that this case was controlled by our en banc decision in Bethea v. Commonwealth, 14 Va. App. 474, 419 S.E.2d 249 (1992), aff’d, 245 Va. 416, 429 S.E.2d 211 (1993), and a…