Legal Opinion

Cooper v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided June 15, 1999No. Record No. 3073-97-4PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUMGARDNER, Judge.

Patrick Sean Cooper appeals his conviction for possession of an imitation controlled substance with the intent to distribute it. He argues that the trial court erred in admitting other crimes evidence and that the evidence was insufficient to prove he intended to distribute the substance. Concluding that the evidence was properly admitted during his bench trial and that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction, we affirm.

On appeal, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting all reasonable inferences fairly deducible from it.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Archer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  2. Kirkpatrick v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  3. Bridgeman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  4. Cable v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  5. George v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cooper v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
  2. Cooper v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
  3. Tina Marie Samuel v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
  4. Tramone Antonio Johnson v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2014

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