Commonwealth v. Carthon

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

Appellant, Sylvester Carthon, was convicted of arson and firing personal property after a non jury 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 Court judgments of sentence were affirmed by an equally divided court. 226 Pa.Super. 107, 313 A.2d 362. We granted appellant’s petition for allowance of appeal and this appeal…