Commonwealth v. Smith, V., Aplt.

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the unit of prosecution for arson endangering persons under 18 Pa.C.S. §3301(a)(1)(i) is each arson, not each endangered individual, and reversed the Superior Court’s sentencing scheme, remanding for resentencing. The Court found the statute ambiguous, applied the rule of lenity in the defendant’s favor, and distinguished prior case Frisbie.