Young v. Com.

OPINION BY Senior Justice CHARLESS. RUSSELL.

This appeal requires us to determine whether the evidence at trial was sufficient to support a conclusion, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant, while in possession of a controlled substance, was aware of its nature and character.

Facts and Proceedings

The facts will be stated in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the prevailing party at trial. See e.g., Parker v. Commonwealth, 275 Va. 150 , 155, 654 S.E.2d 580 , 583 (2008). In the pre-dawn hours of November 24, 2005, Officer S. Blystone, of the Portsmouth Police Department,…