Derrick Renard Powell v. Commonwealth of Virginia

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Derrick Renard Powell, appellant, was tried by a judge of the Circuit Court for the City of Lynchburg and found guilty of distribution of an imitation Schedule I or II substance, in violation of Code § 18.2-248. Appellant appeals the judgment of conviction on the following grounds: 1) the trial court erred in finding that the evidence was sufficient to convict appellant of distribution of an imitation controlled substance because the Commonwealth faded to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the substance was not a controlled substance subject to abuse; 2) the trial court…