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JACKSON v. COM.

Record No. 1928-89-2.

406 S.E.2d 415 (1991)

John Edward JACKSON, Jr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

July 1, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard K. Wilkinson, for appellant.

Linwood T. Wells, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BAKER, BENTON and COLEMAN, JJ.

COLEMAN, Judge.

John Edward Jackson, Jr. was convicted by a jury for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and was sentenced to thirty years in prison and fined $26,000. Jackson contends on appeal that the attorney for the Commonwealth made improper comments in his closing argument which prevented Jackson from receiving a fair trial. We hold that the comments were not reversible error and accordingly affirm his conviction...

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