MULLINS v. COM.

Record No. 1705-89-3.

404 S.E.2d 237 (1991)

Jessie James MULLINS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Altizer (Gillespie, Hart, Altizer & White, P.C., on brief), Tazewell, for appellant.

Leah A. Darron, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., Thomas C. Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Panel: COLEMAN, KEENAN and MOON, JJ.


COLEMAN, Judge.

In a bench trial on December 4, 1984, the circuit court convicted Jessie James Mullins for violating Code § 18.2-248 by distributing hydromorphone (dilaudid), a Schedule II controlled substance. Mullins contends that the certificate of drug analysis was admitted into evidence in violation of Code § 19.2-187.1 We agree. Accordingly, we reverse his conviction and remand the case.

Mullins further contends...

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