Dickerson v. Commonwealth

PETTY, Judge.

Appellant, Robert Dickerson, was convicted in a bench trial of cocaine possession in violation of Code § 18.2-250. On appeal, Dickerson argues the evidence was insufficient to convict him of this crime. Because Dickerson did not properly preserve this argument, we affirm his conviction.

*355In early April of 2009, a police officer for the City of Hampton arrested Dickerson for public intoxication after finding him passed out in a car blocking the driveway of a private residence. As the officer removed Dickerson from the car to arrest him, the officer noticed a scale with what appeared…