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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- New Castle County, Delaware, USA
- Date of birth
- September 6, 1977
- Age at first offence
- 19
- Characteristics
- robbery
- Victim profile
- Joseph S. Hammond, 59 (gas station attendant)
- Method of murder
- Shooting
- Date(s) of murder
- April 26, 1996
- Years active
- 1996
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on August 18, 1997; death row inmate's appeal denied by the Delaware Supreme Court on March 11, 2010; Superior Court was ordered to determine whether claims of ineffective counsel satisfied exceptions to procedural rules that otherwise barred them
Case details
Craig Zebroski was a White male born on 09/06/1977.
He was sentenced to death on 08/18/1997 for an offense of Murder 1st.
The offence
Craig Zebroski killed Joseph S. Hammond of New Castle. Joseph S. Hammond was a 59-year old gas station attendant.
The killing occurred during a botched robbery attempt in April 1996 on 04/26/1996.
Trial and sentencing
Craig Zebroski was sentenced to death on 08/18/1997.
Appeals
On March 11, 2010, the Delaware Supreme Court denied Craig Zebroski's appeal from death row.
The Delaware Supreme Court issued an opinion numbered 482-2001.
The Supreme Court did not overturn Craig Zebroski's conviction or death sentence. The Supreme Court ordered the Superior Court to determine whether Craig Zebroski's claims of ineffective counsel satisfied exceptions to procedural rules under which they otherwise were barred.
The Superior Court had ruled the previous year that the claims made by Craig Zebroski in 2008 had been considered in a previous appeal and did not warrant further review. The Supreme Court said the Superior Court failed to adequately explain its reasoning.
Outcome
The Delaware Supreme Court sent the matter back to the lower court for the Superior Court to determine whether Craig Zebroski's claims of ineffective counsel satisfied exceptions to procedural rules that otherwise barred the claims.
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