Commonwealth v. Jackson

¶ 1 En banc consideration was granted in this case in order to resolve the apparent inconsistency in our prior cases involving the treatment of inmate appeals from trial court dispositions that properly lie in the original jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Court. We affirm.

¶2 The relevant facts and procedural history may be summarized as follows: On October 14, 1999, Appellant pled nolo con-tendere to various charges involving the sexual abuse of his daughter. He was sentenced to an aggregate term of three and one-half to ten years of imprisonment, plus costs and restitution. No direct appeal…