Commonwealth v. De Petro

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

These two appeals were argued together and will be disposed of in one opinion.

James De Petro was indicted (No. 19 December Term, 1940) charged in the first count with the offense of arson and in the second count with burning a building to defraud the insurer. Verna De Petro and Anthony Montonaro were indicted (No. 20 December Term, 1940) and also charged in two counts with arson and burning a building to defraud the insurer. They were all tried together as the alleged offenses had their origin in one fire and were convicted as indicted. James De Petro and Anthony…