Commonwealth v. Froelich

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Nix,

Appellee Froelich was indicted and found guilty before a jury of the statutory crimes of blackmail and extortion. Post-trial motions were filed and the trial court after argument granted a motion in arrest of judgment and the Commonwealth appealed. The Superior Court affirmed, per curiam, without opinion. Commonwealth v. Froelich, 224 Pa. Superior Ct. 745, 301 A.2d 884 (1973). We granted allocatur and we now reverse.

Where, as here, a jury has convicted the defendant of certain charges and the Commonwealth appeals from the trial court’s grant of a motion in arrest of…