Gillis v. Commonwealth

James Russell Gillis, the defendant, waived a jury trial and was convicted by the trial court of possession of marijuana as proscribed by Code § 54-524.101:2. His punishment was fixed at a fine of $250 and a jail sentence of 12 months, with the jail sentence suspended.

We must determine whether the evidence is sufficient to support that conviction. Upon appeal, we must view the evidence, and all reasonable inferences therefrom, in the light most favorable to the party who prevailed in the court below, that party, in this instance, being the Commonwealth.

The warrant upon which the defendant was…