COM. v. PEARSON


454 Pa.Super. 313 (1996)

685 A.2d 551

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Louis PEARSON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph D. Karsh, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Kevin F. McCarthy, Assistant District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for appellee Com.

Before CAVANAUGH, CIRILLO, TAMILIA, KELLY, JOHNSON, FORD ELLIOTT, SAYLOR, EAKIN and SCHILLER, JJ.


JOHNSON, Judge:

In this appeal, we are asked to consider the propriety of the judgment of sentence imposed following Louis Pearson's convictions for possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. We must also determine the proper procedure for the consideration of a claim of trial counsel's ineffectiveness that was presented for the first time in the appellant's concise...

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