Commonwealth v. Miller

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

Eddie Miller and Rickey Kauffman were found guilty by the court below, sitting without a jury, of criminal conspiracy1 and criminal mischief.2 Appellants raise numerous issues dealing primarily with the validity and interpretation of the criminal mischief statute and errors alleged to have been made at trial. Since we have decided these issues in favor of the Commonwealth, we will affirm the judgments of sentence.

The facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows. In the morning of October 29, 1973, it was discovered that the Snowy Mountain fire tower had been toppled.…