Criminal – Heroin Distribution – Intent – Baggie Corner Count 
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Published: April 26, 2010
Tags: Criminal, Judge Larry G. Elder, Virginia Court of Appeals
A defendant cannot overturn his conviction for possession of heroin with intent to distribute by claiming the trial court erred in considering 10 plastic bag corners as evidence of intent because the content of only five of the bag corners testified positive for heroin; the Court of Appeals says the totality of the circumstances, without ...
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