Commonwealth v. Reginelli

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

Angelo A. Reginelli and Herbert Price were found guilty of arson after their cases were consolidated for trial before the Hon. Edward J. Griffiths, sitting without a jury. Each appeals from the sentence imposed after his motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were overruled. This opinion decides Reginelli’s appeal; Price’s appeal is the subject of a separate opinion filed today, Commonwealth v. Price, 208 Pa. Superior Ct. 354, 222 A. 2d 610 (1966).

At about 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, 1961, a fire occurred in Reginelli’s shoe repair shop and leather goods store,…