UPDATE: Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs has sentenced Joseph Elledge to 28 years in state prison. Jacobs sentenced Elledge during a sometimes heated sentencing hearing Friday afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight and defense attorney Scott Rosenblum criticized each other several times in open court. HERE IS OUR ORIGINAL …
Elledge’s motion for new trial to be heard in January; sentencing delayed until January 7
A Columbia man convicted of killing his wife in 2019 will spend Christmas in the Boone County jail, instead of a state prison. A judge has approved a request from Joseph Elledge’s attorneys to delay the sentencing until January 7. The 26-year-old Elledge was convicted of second degree murder in November for the death of …
Rosenblum’s legal filing outlines his argument for new murder trial for Elledge
The top lawyer for a Columbia man convicted of killing his wife in 2019 and burying her in Rock Bridge state park wants a new trial. St. Louis defense attorney Scott Rosenblum has filed a five-page motion for a new trial, saying Boone County Judge Brouck Jacobs erred in admitting 1,000 photographs during the trial. …
UPDATE: Elledge requests a new murder trial
A prominent defense attorney has filed a motion for a new trial, in Joseph Elledge’s Columbia murder case. The 26-year-old Elledge was convicted in November of second degree murder for the 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Elledge is scheduled to be sentenced on December 17. Online court records show defense attorney Scott Rosenblum …
December 17th sentencing date set for Elledge
A Boone County judge has scheduled a December 17 sentencing date for Columbia’s Joseph Elledge, who’s been convicted of second degree murder for the death of his wife. A jury deliberated for seven hours on Thursday, before convicting Elledge for killing his wife, Menggi Ji. A jury is recommending a 28-year prison sentence. Boone County …
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