ABOD v. Commonwealth

John' Joseph Abdo was convicted by a jury on December 4, 1975, of manufacturing phencyclidine, a controlled substance. His punishment was-fixed at 12 years confinement in the penitentiary, a sentence within the limits prescribed by Code § 54-524.101:l(a). Final judgment of conviction was entered by the trial court on January 8, 1976, and defendant noted an appeal. Section 54-524.101:l(a) had been repealed and reenacted as Code § 18.2-248, effective October 1, 1975, but the penalty provision of the statute had been unaffected. However, during the time Abdo’s petition for a writ of error was…