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    Joseph A. Elliott, Sr. - Pennsylvania




    Facts of the Crime:

    Was convicted on October 28, 1994 of first-degree murder, rape and involuntary sexual intercourse in the death of Kimberly Griffith. On December 8, 1994 he was formally sentenced to death in Philadelphia County.

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    On August 20, 1997, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed Elliott's death sentence on direct appeal.

    Since then, his case has been in the state post-relief stage. From 1998 to 2010, there appears to have been no action in his case.

    http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/Export/case_list_621.htm

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    Elliot won a new trial on May 28, 2010.

    http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/docu...aReversals.pdf

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    Pennsylvania v. Elliott

    Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

    Opinion Date: November 21, 2013

    In 1994, Appellee Joseph Elliott was convicted of the first degree murder of Kimberly Griffith, and sentenced to death. Following the denial of relief on direct appeal, appellee filed a petition for collateral relief. Without holding an evidentiary hearing, the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (the PCRA court) granted appellee a new trial on the following grounds: (1) that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to prepare for trial or interview appellee in person prior to trial; and (2) that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the medical examiner’s testimony regarding the estimated time of the victim’s death. The PCRA court denied appellant relief on his remaining claims. The Commonwealth appealed the PCRA court’s grant of a new trial, and appellee filed a cross-appeal from the denial of relief on his other issues. After careful consideration of the PCRA Court record, the Supreme Court found appellee did not meet his burden to prove he received ineffective assistance of counsel, and that it was an error for the lower court to grant a new trial without an evidentiary hearing. Therefore the Supreme Court reversed the grant of a new trial, and affirmed the denial of relief on appellee's remaining claims.
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    In today's orders, the United States Supreme Court declined to review Elliott's petition for certiorari.

    Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
    Case Nos.: (612 CAP, 624 CAP)
    Decision Date: November 21, 2013
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    Resentenced to life on the 1st of May 2015.

    https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/files/p...2018_04-23.pdf

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