Gordon v. Commonwealth

LAMBERT, Justice.

This matter of right appeal is from appellant’s conviction for one count of trafficking in a controlled substance for which he was sentenced to ten years with enhancement to twenty years upon his conviction as a persistent felony offender. Four issues have been presented and will be addressed herein.

In June, 1993, an undercover drug investigation was ongoing in Logan County. In the course of the investigation, appellant became a suspect. At the instance of the police, a paid informant, Robert Mason, sought to buy cocaine from appellant. Prior to his meeting with appellant,…