COMMONWEALTH v. NASUTI


385 Pa. 436 (1956)

Commonwealth v. Nasuti, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 25, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward W. Furia, with him Furia & DiCintio, for appellant.

Christopher F. Edley, Assistant District Attorney, with him James N. Lafferty, Deputy District Attorney, and Victor H. Blanc, District Attorney, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HORACE STERN, June 25, 1956:

The jury having found defendant, Richard J. Nasuti, guilty of the crime of arson, the trial court, and the Superior Court on appeal, in a unanimous opinion by Judge HIRT (180 Pa.Super. 279, 119 A.2d 642), affirmed the conviction.

For a conviction in an arson case three facts must be established: (1) that there was a...

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