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COMMONWEALTH v. CARTHON

467 Pa. 73 (1976)

354 A.2d 557

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Sylvester CARTHON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 17, 1976.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., Defender Assn. of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Maxine J. Stotland, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Sylvester Carthon, was convicted of arson and firing personal property after a nonjury trial in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of six months to three years on the arson charge; sentence was suspended on the charge of firing personalty. On direct appeal to the Superior...

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