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| Gotti jury seeks transcripts of prison tapes |
| By newsday.com |
| Published: 11/13/2009 |
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The jury in John "Junior" Gotti's gangland murder and racketeering trial asked Thursday for transcripts of prison tape recordings used by the prosecution and defense in the first substantive note since the panel began its deliberations. Jurors already had the audio of the recorded conversations - including some of Gotti with his father, the late Gambino family boss John J. Gotti, and some with other alleged mob associates - and U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel quickly agreed with lawyers for both sides to provide the transcripts to help the panel decipher the often unintelligible dialogue. The various tapes are subject to different interpretations: Prosecutors say that some show Gotti conducting mob-related business and trying to hang on to power after he was imprisoned in 1999, while the defense has used others that it claims show Gotti's desire to quit the mob after he was imprisoned. Some of the tapes played a prominent role in closing arguments. Read More. |
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