Post-Conviction Relief • Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Deliver • Cognizable Drugs for Racketeering Activity • Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Commonwealth v. Orlando, PICS Case No. 17-0326 (Pa. Super. Feb. 28, 2017) Ford Elliott, J. (14 pages).
Counsel was not ineffective for advising appellant to plead guilty to corrupt organization charge, where his racketeering activity included the distribution and sale of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, prohibited under the Drug Act. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.
