Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rega
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 17, 2007No. 506 & 507 CAPPublishedCited by 274 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice BAER.
This is a direct appeal from a sentence of death imposed by the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas following Appellant Robert Gene Rega’s conviction for the first-degree murder of Christopher Lauth and the related crimes of robbery, burglary, theft by unlawful taking or disposition, aggravated assault, criminal mischief, unlawful restraint, theft by receiving stolen property, and criminal conspiracy.1 For the following reasons, we affirm.
I. Background
On December 21, 2000, at about 9:00 in the evening, Appellant and his friends Stanford (Stan) and Susan Jones (Susan),…
2Cases cited74 opinions
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- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Marron v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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3Cited by274 opinions
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