Gotti’s lawyers argue for reversal
NEW YORK (Ar) — John Gotti's tederal murder
and racketeering convictions should be over
turned because the Gamblno crime family boss
got an unfair trial, defense lawyers told a federal
Judge Monday.
Two Jurors also have boon quoted as saying the
trial was unfair and that they voted to convict
Gotti because of government pressure
Judge l. Loo Glasser said he would rule Tues
day on whether to hold a hearing on the defense
lawyers' arguments. But ho refused to delay
Gotti’s sentencing, also scheduled for Tuesday
Gotti wasn't at Monday's hearing
Gotti and a top lieutenant, Frank Locascio, face
life imprisonment for their April 2 convictions on
racketeering charges that included murder, mur
der conspiracy, obstruction of justice, gambling,
loan sharking, extortion and tax fraud.
Civil-rights lawyer William M Kunstlor asked
in court papera that the verdicts be set aside be
cause of "gross misconduct" by prosecutors.
Kunstler asserted that prosocutors engineered a
juror’s dismissal just before the start of delibera
tions "merely boenuso the government did not
like her or thought that she would be unfavorable
to its case."
The defense also said one juror was unfairly bi
ased against the defendants because she was mar
ried to a former FBI agent. That relationship came
out not during jury selection but late in the trial.
“I do think that the cumulative effect of all of
this wus to create an unfair jury which was de
signed to convict thoso defendants,” Kunstlor
said.
Assistant U S. Attorney John Gleoson called
Kunstlor's arguments frivolous am! ' fflltid with
gross, deliberate misstatements of fact
Recently two of the jurors who convicted Gotti
in just 13 hours have come forward to complain
about the trial The anonymous jurors were se
questered in un undisclosed hotel throughout the
10-week trial because of allegations of jury tam
pering in other Gotti trials.
"I truly believe that Imth Gotti and Loot sc In
wore not proven guilty beyond a reasonable
doubt,” one panelist, identified as Juror No 12.
was quoted by the Daily News as saving
He said he voted to convict because of prob
lems at home and fear of the government.
"I'm sorry that I didn't hold out, but I was un
der a lot of pressure," he said
WNBC-TV reported last week that another juror
wrote an apologizing letter to Locascio, saying the
jury voted to convict because "wo were so fright
er.ed by the marshals and tlu; KOI
However, another juror, in a letter to the judge
that was made public Monday, said the trial and
deliberations were fair.
"The jury analyzed each count methodically
and completely, applying critical detail to the law
as prescribed by your charge There was never
any mention of fear, favoritism or unfairness,"
wrote the juror, whose name wasn’t disclosed
Gotti. 51, and Locascio. 59. have l>een in |uil
without frail since (heir arrests in December 11)90
Gotli was convicted of orchestrating the Decem
ber 19H5 assassination of Gambtno tx>ss l*aul Gas
tel In no to seize control of the nation's most pow
erful crime syndii ate
Bush sians emeraencv urban aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres
ident Bush signed a SI billion
emergency urban aid nnd sum
mer jobs package Monday, say
ing it was "only a beginning"
to the radical reforms that
America's crime-ridden cities
need.
The measure replenishes fed
eral disaster loan funds deplet
ed by the Los Angeles riots and
Chicago flood, and provides
$500 million to put up to
414,000 teenagers to work this
summer.
Bush declared a budget emer
gency to pay for most of the
new expenditures. That action
will add almost $944 million to
the federal deficit. The 1990
Budget Enforcement Act bars
deficit spending unless the
president declares an emergen
cy
The relief and jobs package
was scaled down to fit White
House demands from a S2 bil
lion version originally passed
by the Senate.
“I turned aside efforts by
some in the Congress to spend
more for tho sake of spending
more when the urgent need is
for fundamental change to pro
vide hope . nd opportunity for
people in the inner cities,"
Bush suid in a Rose (notion cer
emony attended hy lawmakers
and Labor Secretary Lynn Mar
tin.
The head of one private ur
ban policy group, Lynn A Cur
tis of the Milton S Eisenhower
Foundation, called the aid
package "too little, too late.
The federal government is of
fering a Band-Aid when major
surgery is needed.”
Curtis saiti the cities need a
comprehensive policy "that be
gins with Head Sturt and Job
Corps-like programs for all eli
gible children and youth
Bush, too, called the emer
gency aid "a beginning, only a
beginning.”
He urged Congress to "pul an
end to the delays" and act on
the rust of his urban proposals,
including a crime bill, the so
called Weed and Seed anti-drug
program, enterprise /.ones, wel
fare reform and school choice.
"it's imperative that we make
a fundamental change." said
Bush.
Sen John Seymour, K-Calif.,
said afterwards that every day's
dolay makes it harder to get a
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