Bolden v. Com.

OPINION BY Justice S. BERNARD GOODWYN.

In this appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeals, we consider whether the evidence was sufficient to establish that the defendant possessed a firearm.

Baraka Bolden was tried, without a jury, in the Circuit Court of the City of Hampton on October 19, 2005, upon indictments charging possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm while in possession of cocaine, possession of a concealed weapon, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Bolden was convicted on all…