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    Joseph William Hart - California Death Row


    Joseph William Hart


    Summary of Offense:

    Was sentenced to death in Riverside County on May 27, 1988 for the March 24, 1986 rape and murder of 15-year-old Diana Lynn Harper. In a 7/11 parking lot, Hart talked to Diana Lynn Harper and her friend Amy R. and told them that he had found a marijuana patch and needed someone to watch the road while he harvested the plants. He offered the girls $1,000 to serve as lookouts. He drove about 40 miles and told Amy R. to leave at the car and walked away with Diana Lynn Harper.

    Later, he came back and asked Amy R. to help her carry the plants. As they walked into the field she saw her friend lying face-down, apparently dead. She tried to escape, but Hart caught her and raped her too. Hart also told Amy that he planned to hit Amy with a rock to render her unconscious. By misleading defendant into believing that she had been abused as a child, and promising that she would not contact the police, Amy persuaded defendant not to knock her out, and eventually he drove her back to a location near the 7-Eleven store. He gave her a quarter to phone home, and drove away.

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    On May 16, 2005, Hart filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/cal...v03633/173987/

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    On August 5, 2020, Hart’s habeas petition was denied by the Federal District Court.

    https://dockets.justia.com/docket/ca...cv03633/173987
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    On September 29, 2020, Hart filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

    https://dockets.justia.com/docket/ci...s/ca9/20-99011
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    On January 22, 2024, oral argument will be heard in Hart's appeal before the Ninth Circuit.

    https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/calenda...gs/128819.html

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    The panel was made up of Judges Friedland (Obama), Koh (Biden) and H.A. Thomas (Biden).

    https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/calenda...gs/130675.html

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