Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Laird
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 16, 2010No. 527 CAPPublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
This is a direct appeal from a sentence of death imposed by the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas following Appellant Richard Laird’s conviction of the first-degree murder of Anthony Milano.
I. Background
In 1988, Appellant and Frank Chester were tried together for murder and related charges arising from the December 15, 1987, death of Anthony Milano. At the guilt phase, both men admitted to being present when Milano was killed, and each claimed that the other was the killer. Both were convicted on all charges, including first, second, and third-degree murder, as well as…
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