Spear v. Commonwealth

Kenneth David Spear was tried on an indictment which charged that he “unlawfully and feloniously did manufacture with intent to distribute a controlled substance, to wit: methamphetamine, a Schedule I controlled substance.” Virginia Code § 18.2-248. He was found guilty *452and sentenced to serve a term of ten years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $10,000. The verdict returned by the jury reads, in pertinent part, as follows: “We, the jury, on the issue joined, find the defendant, Kenneth David Spear, guilty of manufacturing methamphetamine, or possession of methamphetamine with intent to…