Commonwealth v. Karetny

837 A.2d 474 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Eli KARETNY, Appellee.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant,

v.

Michael Asbell, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued July 29, 2003.

Filed October 27, 2003.

Reargument Denied December 26, 2003.

Hugh Burns, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellant.

Frank DeSimone, Philadelphia, and Leonard Sosnov, Wyndoor, for Karetny, appellee.

John L. Jenkins, Malvern, for Asbell, appellee.

BEFORE: STEVENS and KLEIN, JJ., and McEWEN, P.J.E.

OPINION BY KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 Defendants were charged with 49 different counts because they…