Legal Opinion
Cindy Lynn Whitehurst v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 11, 2014No. 0531131PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Judge.
Cindy Lynn Whitehurst, appellant, was convicted, in a bench trial, of possessing a Schedule I or II controlled substance, with the intent to distribute in violation of Code § 18.2-248. On appeal, she contends the admission of the drug certificate of analysis violated her Sixth Amendment right to confrontation. For the reasons stated, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
On appeal, we will consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, as it prevailed in the trial court. Beasley v. Commonwealth, 60 Va.App. 381, 391, 728 S.E.2d 499, 504 (2012).
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