Opinion
J. S71007/15 No. 2015 WDA 2014
02-19-2016
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. THERESA LORETTA CARROLL, Appellant
NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37
Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence, October 22, 2014, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
Criminal Division at No. CP-02-CR-0014220-2013 BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E., SHOGAN AND OTT, JJ. JUDGMENT ORDER BY FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:
Theresa Loretta Carroll appeals from the judgment of sentence of October 22, 2014. We affirm.
On July 25, 2014, following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of one count each of arson -- intent to collect insurance, insurance fraud, and failure to control or report a dangerous fire. On October 22, 2014, appellant received a sentence of 24 to 48 months' incarceration. Post-sentence motions were denied, and this timely appeal followed.
18 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 3301(c)(3), 4117(a)(2), & 3301(e)(2), respectively.
Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence; specifically, whether the Commonwealth proved that she deliberately started the fire. Appellant also claims that the trial court erred in permitting Chief Deputy Fire Marshall Donald Brucker to testify as an expert witness.
An additional issue raised in appellant's Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) statement, that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence, has been abandoned on appeal.
Having determined, after careful review, that the Honorable Beth A. Lazzara, in her Rule 1925(a) opinion of May 5, 2015, ably and comprehensively disposes of appellant's issues on appeal, with appropriate reference to the record and without legal error, we will affirm on the basis of that opinion.
Judgment of sentence affirmed. Judgment Entered. /s/_________
Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq.
Prothonotary Date: 2/19/2016