SJC Rejects Greineder's New Trial Request

Wellesley man accused of murdering his wife in '99 requested a new trial, a request which Massachusetts' highest court denied.

SJC Rejects Greineder's New Trial Request

Wellesley man accused of murdering his wife in '99 requested a new trial, a request which Massachusetts' highest court denied.

  The request for a new trial in the Greineder case has been denied by the Commonwealth's highest court.  Dirk Greineder, who was convicted of killing his wife, Mabel Greineder, in 1999, requested a new trial. His lawyers were trying to get a new trial on the grounds that Greineder's constititutional right to face his accuser was denied. In November, we reported that the court was to hear his appeal. A slip opinion posted on the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court website earlier today indicated that the court has denied his motion for a new trial.  The high court rejected the same argument two years ago on a previous appeal. But in the meantime, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Massaschusetts' High Court's previous ruling.

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Greineder Appeal Heard by Massachusetts High Court

Dirk Greineder, the Wellesley allergist convicted of murdering his wife in 2001, has appealed his case to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Greineder Appeal Heard by Massachusetts High Court

Dirk Greineder, the Wellesley allergist convicted of murdering his wife in 2001, has appealed his case to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

  The state's highest court today heard — again — an appeal from lawyers of Wellesley doctor Dirk Greineder, who was convicted of killing his wife, Mabel Greineder, in 1999. According to the Boston Herald, justices heard Greineder's lawyers argue that his constititutional right to face his accuser was denied because DNA evidence presented at his trial was presented, not by the analyst who actually handled the evidence that led to his conviction, but by her supervisor. The high court rejected the same argument two years ago on a previous appeal. But in the meantime, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Massaschusetts' High Court's previous ruling. The Herald says Greineder himself was not present at today's hearing.

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New Book to Detail Greineder Murder and Trial

The book, co-written by former Boston Herald reporter Tom Farmer and former lead state police detective Marty Foley, will be released Oct. 9.

The murder case that shook Wellesley will be laid out on the pages of a new book to be released next month. Former Boston Herald reporter Tom Farmer and former lead state police detective Marty Foley teamed up to write A Murder in Wellesley: The Inside Story of an Ivy-League Doctor’s Double Life, His Slain Wife, and the Trial that Gripped the Nation, according to The Swellesley Report today. The book is set to be released Oct. 9, according to the book's publicity website. The book will detail the events of Oct. 31, 1999, when famed allergist Dirk Greineder led his wife Mabel on a walk at Morses Pond where she was found dead. Dirk Greineder was convicted of his wife’s murder in 2001. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Massachusetts…

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U.S. Supreme Court Greineder Decision Explained

The highest court in the land remanded the 2001 murder conviction back to the Supreme Judicial Court Friday based on a June 18 SCOTUS decision regarding DNA.

Dirk Greineder, the once-renowned allergist who was convicted of the murder of his wife in 2001, could have another day in court. The United States Supreme Court remanded his case back to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court based on a recent decision regarding DNA. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s office issued the following press release regarding the case Friday: On June 29, 2001, Dirk Greineder was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife May on Oct. 31, 1999 in Wellesley. On Nov. 4, 2010, the Supreme Judicial Court rejected the defendant’s claims on direct appeal, including claims regarding DNA testimony, and affirmed the conviction. The defendant filed a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court …

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U.S. Supreme Court Orders Massachusetts: Rethink Greineder Murder Conviction

Convicted Wellesley doctor Dirk Greineder's case is back for review after a recent Supreme Court ruling on DNA testimony.

The Associated Press reports that U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ordered Massachusetts' courts to review the case of convicted Wellesley resident Dirk Greineder. The high court's order for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to reconsider the case comes after a recent Supreme Court ruling about DNA testimony.  The Brigham & Women's Hospital physician was convicted in 2001 of killing his wife on October 31, 1999 at Morses Pond in Wellesley; at trial prosecutors said he murdered Mabel Greineder after she discovered his involvement with prostitutes and Internet porn.  He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder.  The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied Greineder a new trial in the fall of 2010. 

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