Morris v. Commonwealth

COLEMAN, Judge.

Katina Latrice Morris was convicted in a bench trial of possession of heroin and possession of cocaine. On appeal, Morris asserts the evidence failed to establish that the offenses were committed within the trial court’s jurisdiction “as the proper venue was not Hanover County, Virginia.” The underlying argument to support Morris’s assertion is that she was unconscious from a self-administered drug overdose when transported by emergency vehicle into Hanover County and, thus, she was not “knowingly and voluntarily” in possession of the drugs in that venue. For the reasons that…