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Another Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi Prosecution Begins To Unravel The glamorous Brooklyn prosecutor-turned-reality TV star is accused of concealing evidence in a second case. by THEODORE HAMMTHE INDYPENDENT Here’s a story about Brooklyn criminal justice featuring a glamorous prosecutor, a powerful judge, a retired NYPD detective and a prisoner not eligible for parole until 2028. Detective Frank … Read more
The bulk of the trial testimony came from Albert Cleary, who told detectives several different stories before incriminating John. Albert told the jury that he and Angel DiPietro left John’s house at some point on the morning of October 12th and walked back to his house. He testified that he and Angel went to … Read more
John Avitto, a drug addict and predicate felon, was incarcerated with John in early 2005. At the time, Avitto was thirty- five and in for a burglary charge, which would eventually result in his 18th conviction (at least). Unbeknownst to John and his attorneys, he’d also recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia. John’s lawyers were … Read more
Anthony Beharry was a friend of John’s and also lived in the neighborhood. Like Lauren, he wasn’t at the party. But he testified that in the days that followed, John contacted him and asked him to help get rid of the gun. This, despite the fact that Antonio Russo had apparently hinted to … Read more
Angel DiPietro, who is now an assistant district attorney in the very office that once called her an “uncooperative witness”, is a crucial character in this story, despite efforts to minimize her role. Her testimony reflects these efforts; she knew nothing, saw nothing, remembered no details, and took herself out of the equation at … Read more
Lauren Calciano was, at the time, John Giuca’s girlfriend. Lauren was not at the party, however she testified that she went over to John’s house during the day on October 12th. She stated that Albert Cleary was also present, and that John told both of them that the following evening, Antonio Russo came up to … Read more
Rogue Brooklyn Prosecutor Could Soon Face a Day of Reckoning by THEODORE HAMM THE INDYPENDENT Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi never lost a homicide case. But evidence is mounting that the star prosecutor won some of her cases by concealing evidence and other unethical practices. Throughout the pandemic, advocates have expressed continued frustration regarding Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s unwillingness … Read more
Attorney for John Giuca Says Court of Appeals Was Misled Before Denying New Murder Trial by Dan M. Clark New York Law Journal (Online) An attorney for John Giuca, a Brooklyn man who has claimed for more than a decade that he was falsely accused of murdering a New Jersey college student, said in a … Read more
NY Court of Appeals Set to Eye Alleged Withholding of Evidence in Murder Trial of John Giuca by Dan M. Clark New York Law Journal (Online) The state’s highest court will hear arguments next week on whether John Giuca, a Brooklyn man convicted more than a decade ago of murdering a New Jersey college … Read more
Prosecutorial Misconduct “A prosecutor may ‘strike hard blows, but he is not at liberty to strike foul ones. It is as much his duty to refrain from improper methods calculated to produce a wrongful conviction as it is to use every legitimate means to bring about a just one.” –Berger v. United States “It is my … Read more