Commonwealth v. Rega

933 A.2d 997 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Robert Gene REGA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued December 5, 2006.

Decided October 17, 2007.

Clifford D. Schenkemeyer, Jr., Esq., Robbie Martin Taylor, Esq., Taylor Law Firm (The), for Robert Gene Rega.

Jeffrey D. Burkett, Esq., Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, Jennifer Anne Buck, Esq., Amy Zapp, Esq., PA Office of Attorney General, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER and BALDWIN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice BAER.

This is a direct appeal from a sentence of death…