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CLAYTON v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 1246-21-3, Record No. 1247-21-3.

877 S.E.2d 504 (2022)

75 Va. App. 416

Shemon Devonte CLAYTON, v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia Shemon Devonte Clayton, a/k/a Shemon Devante Clayton v. Commonwealth of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Lexington.

September 13, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Lee Smallwood, II , Deputy Public Defender, for appellant.

Justin B. Hill , Assistant Attorney General ( Jason S. Miyares , Attorney General, on briefs), for appellee.

Present: Judges AtLee, Friedman and Raphael.

OPINION BY JUDGE RICHARD Y. ATLEE, JR.

Following a bench trial, the Circuit Court of the City of Danville ("trial court") convicted appellant Shemon Devonte Clayton of possession of an unlawful chemical compound by a prisoner, in violation of Code § 53.1-203(5). Clayton argues that the evidence was insufficient to "establish that he was in knowing possession of a chemical compound." Clayton also challenges...

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