Williams v. Commonwealth

546 S.E.2d 735 (2001)

35 Va. App. 545

Jerome H. WILLIAMS

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Record No. 0422-00-1.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 29, 2001.

Dianne G. Ringer, Senior Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

H. Elizabeth Shaffer, Assistant Attorney General, (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FITZPATRICK, C.J., and BENTON and CLEMENTS, JJ.

CLEMENTS, Judge.

Jerome H. Williams was convicted in a bench trial of possession of cocaine in violation of Code § 18.2-250. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a copy of the certificate of…