Commonwealth v. Cornelius

OPINION BY STRASSBURGER, J.:

*1258 Andrew Allen Cornelius (Appellant) appeals from the judgment of sentence entered June 23, 2017, after he was convicted of possession of a controlled substance by an inmate and simple possession. We affirm.

On August 2, 2016, Appellant was arrested for a parole violation at his apartment. Appellant was wearing shorts with a baggie of methamphetamine sewn into the material. Appellant was searched incident to arrest but no contraband was found. Officer Leo Hanlin advised Appellant to turn over any contraband he may have missed in the search. He informed Appellant that…