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    Ronnie Lovelle Joseph - Arizona Death Row




    Summary of Offense:

    On the afternoon of April 1, 2004, Ronnie L. Joseph went to the apartment of his wife, Darlene Brown. Darlene lived in the apartment with her nephew, 14-year-old Tommar Brown, and an acquaintance, Jerry Roundtree. Joseph went into Darlene’s bedroom and closed and locked the bedroom door. A quarrel between Joseph and Darlene ensued. They exchanged words and began to wrestle. Shortly thereafter, Joseph pulled a gun from his pocket and shot Darlene. Jerry kicked down the bedroom door to try to help Darlene. When the door opened, Jerry saw Joseph holding a gun. Jerry turned and tried to escape, but Joseph shot at him, hitting him in the hand. As he fled, Jerry saw Tommar go into the bathroom. Joseph then turned and walked a few steps toward the bathroom, pushed open the bathroom door, and fired two or three shots. Two of the bullets hit Tommar, one in his left buttock and the other in his left upper chest. Tommar died from the shot to his upper left chest, which passed through his heart.

    Joseph saw Jerry near the front door of the apartment and shot him again, this time in the chest, before moving back toward Darlene’s bedroom and firing a few more shots. At least two more bullets hit Darlene. Joseph then fled the scene. After Joseph left, Darlene found Tommar dead on the bathroom floor. She followed a trail of blood to a neighboring apartment where she found Jerry. She waited with Jerry at the apartment for help to arrive. When police and paramedics arrived, Darlene and Jerry identified Joseph as the assailant. Three days later, Joseph was apprehended at a friend’s apartment.

    On March 30, 2010, the jury convicted Joseph of first-degree murder (Tommar); attempted second-degree murder (Darlene Brown); attempted first-degree murder (Jerry Roundtree); first-degree burglary; and misconduct involving weapons. In the aggravation phase, the jury found two aggravating factors: (1) previous conviction for a serious offense, A.R.S. § 13-751(F)(2), and (2) age of the victim, A.R.S. § 13-751(F)(9). Against the advice of his counsel, Joseph did not present any mitigating evidence. In the penalty phase, the jury returned a death sentence for the murder of Tommar Brown.

    http://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/21/O...A_05082012.pdf

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    State of Arizona v Ronnie Lovelle Joseph

    Opinion Date: August 17, 2012

    Court: Arizona Supreme Court

    A jury found Defendant guilty of felony murder and other crimes. Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder and to prison terms on the other convictions. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions and sentences, holding (1) the trial court did not err in permitting the State's medical expert to testify; (2) the trial court did not err by denying Defendant's request for an Enmund/Tison jury instruction at the aggravation phase of trial; (3) Defendant's waiver of his right to present mitigation was voluntary, knowing, and informed; and (4) the jury did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the mitigating circumstances were not sufficiently substantial to call for leniency.
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    Scotus cert denied 1/14/13

    12-7085
    Joseph, Ronnie L. v. Arizona

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