Maxie v. Commonwealth

GRAVES, Justice.

On May 14, 2001, Appellant, James Max-ie, was convicted in the McCracken Circuit Court of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, possession of drug para phernalia, and of being a second-degree persistent felony offender. Appellant was sentenced to a total of twenty years imprisonment and appeals to this Court as a matter of right. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm.

I. FACTS

Appellant was arrested after the police completed an undercover buy of crack cocaine at his home on March 16, 2000. Sergeant Jon Hayden and Detective Scott Brown of the McCracken County…