Doreen Giuliano of Brooklyn, New York, is the mother of John Giuca, a man who is serving 25 years to life in prison for the 2003 killing of 19-year-old college student Michael Fisher.
Doreen Giuliano attempted to undertake a covert mission to befriend a juror on her son's jury. Although Giuliano reportedly recorded incriminating conversation with juror Jason Allo, a state supreme judge has condemned her attempt to exonerate her son.The New York Times: Judge Rejects a Woman’s Covert Effort... (April 1, 2009)
Covert Mission
Giuliano, who believes her son is innocent, went undercover and pursued a relationship with one of the jurors who helped put her son behind bars. Giuliano recorded conversations between herself and juror Jason Allo in a attempt to prove that he gave false statements during jury selection and persuaded other jurors. Giuliano hopes the evidence will lead to having her son's conviction overturned.The New York Times: Mother's Sting Faces Stiff Legal Obstacles (November 30, 2008)
A Brooklyn judge has condemned Giuliano's attempt to vacate her son. State Supreme Court Justice Alan D. Marrus called Giuliano's actions "reckless" and amounted to "vigilante" behavior. The result of the decision will delay her son's attempt for a retrial.The New York Times: Judge Rejects a Woman’s Covert Effort... (April 1, 2009)
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46 years old in 2008
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Mother of John Giuca
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Giuca and Antonio Russo were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the October 2003 killing of Michael FisherThe New York Times: Mother’s Sting Faces Stiff Legal Obstacles (November 30, 2008)
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Fisher was a 19-year-old Fairfield University student
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Fisher was shot five times and his body was found on a street in Brooklyn, New YorkThe New York Times: Mother's Sting Faces Stiff Legal Obstacles (November 30, 2008)
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Giulino recorded Allo saying that he used to hang out with members of the "Ghetto Maffia," the same gang prosecutors said Giuca was affiliated withVanity Fair: Doreen Giuliano's Quest for Justice p2 (January 2009)
