WERRES v. COM.

Record No. 1591-93-4.

454 S.E.2d 36 (1995)

Alem WERRES v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Alexandria.

February 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Little, Alexandria, for appellant.

Eugene Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen. (James S. Gilmore, III, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BARROW, COLEMAN and WILLIS, JJ.


COLEMAN, Judge.

Alem Werres was convicted in a bench trial of distributing cocaine and possessing an imitation controlled substance with the intent to distribute. He appeals the conviction for possessing an imitation controlled substance. Werres contends that: (1) the trial court erred in ruling that the 1992 amendment to Code § 18.2-247(B) changed the elements of the offense so as no longer to require proof that the imitation substance is a substance that is...

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