by willychichi » Fri May 20, 2016 12:16 pm
Jailed South Philadelphia bookmaker Gary Battaglini will be in town for another month --- as a guest of the federal government.
Battaglini, currently serving a 96-month sentence on racketeering/gambling charges, was in court this morning in an ongoing battle to have his conviction overturned. Dressed in a green prison jumpsuit, his hair a little grayer than when he appeared for sentencing two years ago, the soft-spoken reputed mob associate argued that his trial lawyer had improperly advised him on his appellate rights.
Read more at
http://www.bigtrial.net/2016/05/battagl ... 42qfAF2.99
Read more:
http://www.bigtrial.net/2013/01/going-i ... trial.html
Indictment:
https://www.fbi.gov/philadelphia/press- ... ted-crimesJailed South Philadelphia bookmaker Gary Battaglini will be in town for another month --- as a guest of the federal government.
Battaglini, currently serving a 96-month sentence on racketeering/gambling charges, was in court this morning in an ongoing battle to have his conviction overturned. Dressed in a green prison jumpsuit, his hair a little grayer than when he appeared for sentencing two years ago, the soft-spoken reputed mob associate argued that his trial lawyer had improperly advised him on his appellate rights.
Read more at http://www.bigtrial.net/2016/05/battaglini-continues-to-fight-his.html#F5dlueGIa42qfAF2.99
Read more: http://www.bigtrial.net/2013/01/going-in-circles-at-mob-trial.html
Indictment: https://www.fbi.gov/philadelphia/press-releases/2011/leadership-members-and-associates-of-the-philadelphia-la-cosa-nostra-family-charged-with-racketeering-conspiracy-and-related-crimes