PIERCE v. COM.

Record No. 1098-06-1.

652 S.E.2d 785 (2007)

50 Va. App. 609

Sandra Lanette PIERCE v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

November 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Merrill (Ghent Law Offices, on brief), Norfolk, for appellant.

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

Present: ELDER and HUMPHREYS, JJ., and WILLIS, S.J.


HUMPHREYS, Judge.

andra Lanette Pierce ("Pierce") appeals her conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of Code § 18.2-248.1. On appeal, Pierce argues that the trial court erred in allowing testimony that Pierce had been previously convicted of perjury. Pierce contends that this error can never be harmless, and, thus, her conviction must be reversed.1 For the following reasons, we hold that the...

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