Jackson v. Commonwealth

JOHNSTONE, Justice.

Appellant, David Jackson, was convicted of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance in the First Degree. Additionally, Jackson pled guilty to another trafficking charge, with the plea conditional on the outcome of this appeal. He was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment and appeals to this Court as a matter of right. We affirm.

Jackson raises a single issue on appeal which will be easier to articulate after establishing the pertinent facts of this case.

Jackson was arraigned on January 6, 1997, and was represented by Benjamin Lookofsky. On February 3, 1997, Lookof-sky filed a…