Commonwealth v. Skarica

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, John A. Skarica, was convicted by a jury of bribery. Post-verdict motions were denied and appellant was ordered to pay a fine of $500 and sentenced to a prison term of six to twelve months. The Superior Court affirmed by an equally divided court. Commonwealth v. Skarica,Pa.Super.-, 411 A.2d 519 (1979). We granted appellant’s petition for allowance of appeal.

Appellant first argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. The Penal Code of 1939, which was in effect at the time of the instant offense, provided:

“. . . [Wjhoever…