COWARD v. COM.

Record No. 1743-05-2.

633 S.E.2d 752 (2006)

48 Va. App. 653

Kendell Leon COWARD v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

August 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan T. McDougle, Mechanicsville, for appellant.

Kathleen B. Martin, Senior Assistant Attorney General (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FRANK and PETTY, JJ., and BUMGARDNER, S.J.


PETTY, Judge.

The trial judge convicted appellant, Kendell L. Coward, of possession of cocaine in violation of Code § 18.2-250. On appeal, Coward contends that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he knowingly and intentionally possessed cocaine. For the reasons stated below, we agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

I. BACKGROUND

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