PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "The Greenbergs' attorney, Joe Podraza, argued to a panel of three judges that images forensically proved Ellen could not have stabbed herself almost 20 times. A deposition of a city-hired medical expert was also referenced in Tuesday's case. "By definition, meaning it was inflicted when Ellen was dead, makes it clear that she could not have self-inflicted all 20 or any of the 20, frankly, of those wounds," Podraza said. But a Philadelphia assistant city solicitor argued Ellen lacked defense wounds and the case should not go to trial."
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STORY: "Legal battle over death of Ellen Greenberg heads to court," by Reporter Matt Petrillo, published by CBS Philadelphia, on November 15, 2022.
GIST: "The legal battle over the controversial death of Ellen Greenberg has spilled into appeals court.
Greenberg is the Philadelphia school teacher who was found dead of multiple stab wounds more than a decade ago.
Greenberg had her life cut short at just 27 years old after she was found dead with almost 20 stab wounds inside her apartment in Manayunk more than a decade ago.
"She did not kill herself," Sandee Greenberg, Ellen's mother, said.
Ellen Greenberg's parents Sandee and Josh have been fighting to change Ellen's death certificate from suicide to homicide or undetermined since 2011 and have recently sued former employees in the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office.
"I don't understand why the city is making it so difficult and fighting so hard against us," Sandee said.
The Greenbergs are now hoping their case goes to trial.
A Philadelphia city solicitor and Greenberg's attorneys squared off in front of an appeals court in Center City on Tuesday.
The Greenbergs' attorney, Joe Podraza, argued to a panel of three judges that images forensically proved Ellen could not have stabbed herself almost 20 times.
A deposition of a city-hired medical expert was also referenced in Tuesday's case.
"By definition, meaning it was inflicted when Ellen was dead, makes it clear that she could not have self-inflicted all 20 or any of the 20, frankly, of those wounds," Podraza said.
But a Philadelphia assistant city solicitor argued Ellen lacked defense wounds and the case should not go to trial.
In a statement, the city said the medical examiner's office "should not be subjected to legal pressure to revise their professional and considered determinations."
The appellate court has not said when they would decide if this case should move to a trial."
The entire story can be read at:
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue/resurce. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog;
SEE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG, AT THE LINK BELOW: HL:
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985
FINAL WORD: (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases): "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."
Lawyer Radha Natarajan:
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions. They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!
Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;
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