Kerel Maurice Bell v. Commonwealth of Virginia

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Chief Judge Felton, Judges Frank and Powell Argued at Chesapeake, Virginia KEREL MAURICE BELL MEMORANDUM OPINION * BY v. Record No. 2807-08-1 JUDGE ROBERT P. FRANK SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF HAMPTON Wilford Taylor, Jr., Judge Charles E. Haden for appellant. Eugene Murphy, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee. Kerel Maurice Bell, appellant, was convicted in a bench trial of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of Code §…