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COMMONWEALTH v. SMALLWOOD

J-379

465 Pa. 392 (1976)

350 A.2d 822

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Letitia Denise SMALLWOOD, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 29, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecil B. Moore, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Edgar B. Bayley, 1st Asst. Dist. Atty., Carlisle, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

On January 11, 1973, appellant Letitia Denise Smallwood was convicted of arson and two counts of murder in the first degree following a jury trial. Her trial counsel filed post-trial motions urging that her conviction was (1) contrary to the evidence, (2) contrary to the weight of the evidence, and (3) not supported by proof of arson beyond a reasonable doubt. Shortly after post-trial motions were filed, trial counsel...

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