Commonwealth v. Gerald

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:

Appellant, Keithphinine Gerald, appeals the judgment of sentence entered following his conviction for possession of controlled substance contraband by inmate prohibited (“contraband”), 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5123(a.2). Finding no error, we affirm.

On November 16, 2009, while an inmate at Philadelphia County Curren-Fromhold Correctional Facility, appellant was searched and was found to be in possession of 1.4 grams of marijuana. Appellant was initially charged with possession of a controlled substance, 35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(16), possession of a small amount of marijuana,…