Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Frey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 3, 1989No. 81-3-393PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
On May 14,1980, Roderick Herman Frey was convicted of murder in the first degree in connection with the contract-murder of his wife. A verdict of death was returned by the jury pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9711(f). On appeal, the sentence of death was affirmed. Commonwealth v. Frey, 504 Pa. 428, 475 A.2d 700 (1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 963, *342105 S.Ct. 360, 83 L.Ed.2d 296 (1984). Subsequently, a motion for a new trial was denied, and, on appeal, the sentence was again affirmed. Commonwealth v. Frey, 512 Pa. 557, 517 A.2d 1265 (1986), cert. denied, 481…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mills v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Commonwealth v. ZettlemoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. FreySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by81 opinions
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