BROWN v. COM.

Record No. 1518-94-2.

466 S.E.2d 116 (1996)

21 Va. App. 552

Michael George BROWN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

January 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea C. Long (Charles C. Cosby, Jr.; Boone, Beale, Carpenter & Cosby, on brief), Richmond, for appellant.

Kathleen B. Martin, Assistant Attorney General (James S. Gilmore, III, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: MOON, C.J., and ELDER and FITZPATRICK, JJ.


FITZPATRICK, Judge.

Michael George Brown (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of Code § 18.2-248. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the cocaine and the certificate of analysis because the chain of custody was broken when: (1) the arresting officer left the cocaine in the evidence vault for eleven days with the evidence custodian also having access to...

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