DiFiore’s ruling in the Giuca case was “a backward-looking decision,” says veteran exoneration lawyer Ron Kuby. “Instead of forcing prosecutors to live up to their constitutional duties,” he continues, “the decision encourages the suppression of favorable evidence — and after conviction, allows prosecutors to argue the defendant was so guilty that the evidence didn’t matter.”
by S.M. Walsh Heavy.com Tonight, ABC News’ 20/20 will investigate John Giuca, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of Mark Fisher. Despite the fact that his conviction was unanimously overturned in 2018, Giuca is still being held behind bars at Riker’s Island. He has been denied three bail hearings despite the … Read more
Man’s conviction for college student’s murder was overturned last year, but he remains behind bars John Giuca got 25 years to life in prison for Mark Fisher’s death. by Enjoli Francis and Chris Kilmer ABC News During Columbus Day weekend in 2003, John Giuca had an impromptu party on the night of Oct. 11. Mark Fisher, 19, … Read more
by Harry Siegel NY Daily News John Giuca’s life took a turn for the worse last year, after an appellate court overturned his murder conviction, ruling that the Brooklyn district attorney’s office, then led by Joe Hynes, had used “knowingly false or mistaken material testimony” to convict Giuca in 2005 for the 2003 murder … Read more
Retired detective lied to keep ‘Grid Kid killer’ locked up: lawyers by Emily Saul New York Post A retired NYPD detective lied to keep accused “Grid Kid Killer” John Giuca behind bars, defense attorneys claim in a new letter. Retired Detective Thomas Byrnes testified in a 2015 hearing that he’d first met jailhouse snitch … Read more
‘Grid Kid’ murder suspect’s lawyer requests DA launch probe into his office by Emily SaulNew York Post A lawyer for the man awaiting retrial for a 2003 murder is personally petitioning the Brooklyn district attorney to launch a probe – into his own office. In a letter to DA Eric Gonzalez, defense attorney Mark Bederow requests an … Read more
‘Grid Kid’ murder suspect’s lawyers claim prosecutors framed him by Emily Saul New York Post Attorneys for a Brooklyn man facing retrial for the 15-year-old murder of a college football player say they’ve unearthed more evidence that a former prosecutor framed their client. Ex-prosecutor Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi wrote a letter of recommendation for a witness after he … Read more
Man facing retrial in ‘Grid Kid’ killing argues lawyers purposely suppressed evidence by Emily Saul New York Post The man facing retrial for the 15-year-old murder of a college football player at a Brooklyn house party is trying to get the case tossed — arguing the prosecutor deliberately suppressed evidence that could have cleared him. John … Read more
He’s Been Locked Up for 13 Years. Will This Tape Free Him? ‘TOUGH GUYS CARRY NINES’ Before convicting John Giuca of murder, his prosecutor recorded a conversation with a snitch whose account suggests Giuca didn’t do it. Why is the DA just handing that over … Read more
Judge denies bail for John Giuca despite overturned murder conviction News 12 Brooklyn BROOKLYN – A judge denied bail Tuesday for a Brooklyn man whose 2003 murder conviction was overturned on appeal. John Giuca’s relatives and lawyer are continuing to fight for his release. “The case has crumbled,” says his mother, Doreen Giuliano. … Read more