COMMONWEALTH v. CARTHON


226 Pa.Super. 107 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Carthon, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

November 21, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Sayer, Assistant Defender, with him John W. Packel, Assistant Defender, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant.

Maxine J. Stotland, Assistant District Attorney, with her David Richman, Assistant District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WRIGHT, P.J., WATKINS, JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, and SPAETH, JJ. (SPAULDING, J., absent.)


OPINION PER CURIAM, November 21, 1973:

The six judges who heard this appeal being equally divided, the judgment of sentence is affirmed.

OPINION BY CERCONE, J., IN SUPPORT OF REVERSAL:

Appellant Sylvester Carthon was convicted of arson and of firing personal property after a non-jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County. Post trial motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of six months to three years...

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