Commonwealth v. Carey

STRANAHAN, Judge:

Defendant, Joseph Carey, has been convicted of criminal solicitation. 1 The evidence offered by the Commonwealth would indicate that the defendant solicited James Parsells, Owen Gallagher and David Eagan to set fire to Ernesto’s Little Italian Market in Clifton Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

During the trial, David Eagan testified that he attended meetings with James Parsells and Joseph Carey at which time the arson of Ernesto’s Little Italian Market was discussed and the defendant eventually paid to Eagan, who subsequently split the money with Parsells and Gallagher,…