Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra
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The Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra was a landmark 1986–1992 Italian criminal proceeding in Palermo that, largely thanks to the work of anti-mafia magistrates like Giovanni Falcone, led to hundreds of convictions and dealt an unprecedented blow to the Sicilian Mafia.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maxi Trial against the Sicilian Mafia | 1 |
| Maxi Trial investigations | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian judicial proceeding
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anti-mafia trial ⓘ criminal trial ⓘ |
| aim | to dismantle the leadership structure of Cosa Nostra ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maxi Trial
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Maxiprocesso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealCourt | Corte d'Assise d'Appello of Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charges |
criminal association
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drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ multiple murders ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| court | Corte d'Assise of Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendant |
Bernardo Brusca
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Giuseppe Lucchese NERFINISHED ⓘ Michele Greco NERFINISHED ⓘ Pippo Calò NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvatore Riina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| evidenceSource | testimony of pentiti (mafia turncoats) ⓘ |
| finalAppealCourt | Corte di Cassazione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalJudgmentDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1980s in Italy ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw | strengthening of anti-mafia legislation in Italy ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | work of the Antimafia Commission ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Italian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyMagistrate |
Antonino Caponnetto
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Giovanni Falcone NERFINISHED ⓘ Paolo Borsellino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceeding | Italian ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
confirmation of the existence of Cosa Nostra as a unified criminal organization
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establishment of the concept of the Mafia as a criminal association (associazione di tipo mafioso) ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Italian criminal law ⓘ |
| location | Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWitness |
Salvatore Contorno
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Tommaso Buscetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | hundreds of alleged Cosa Nostra members ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Antimafia Pool of Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingJudge | Alfonso Giordano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutingAuthority | Palermo Public Prosecutor's Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Second Mafia War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Sicilian Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
hundreds of convictions
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unprecedented blow to the Sicilian Mafia ⓘ |
| securityMeasures | purpose-built high-security bunker courtroom in Palermo ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark in the fight against the Sicilian Mafia
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model for later anti-mafia prosecutions in Italy ⓘ |
| startDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeAddressed | organized crime ⓘ |
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Maxi Trial investigations
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Maxi Trial against the Sicilian Mafia