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COURT: SIXTH AMENDMENT GIVES DEFENDANT THE RIGHT TO HAVE JURY INFORMED OF MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE

By Walin & Klarich

The case, United States v. Polizzi, involved a child pornography prosecution. The Defendant in the case immigrated to the United States from Sicily when he was a young adult. He thereafter married and had five successful sons. Additionally, he was able to purchase a restaurant, which he turned into a successful establishment as a result of working eighteen hours per day, seven days per week. When the Defendant was a child in Sicily, he was raped by his uncle, a family friend as well as two Italian police officers. The Defendant also witnessed the murder of one of his friends, as well as the kidnapping of another by Italian police, potentially relating to child sexual abuse. There was extensive testimony regarding psychological harm the Defendant has suffered as a result of these incidents, including post traumatic stress disorder and obsessive compulsive disorders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).