Maxi Trial of Palermo
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The Maxi Trial of Palermo was a landmark 1986–1992 Italian criminal proceeding in which hundreds of Sicilian Mafia members were prosecuted, fundamentally exposing and challenging Cosa Nostra’s power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal trial
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judicial proceeding ⓘ maxi trial ⓘ |
| aim | to dismantle the leadership structure of Cosa Nostra ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maxi Trial against the Sicilian Mafia
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Maxiprocesso di Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealCourt | Corte d’Assise d’Appello of Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
testimony of Salvatore Contorno
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testimony of Tommaso Buscetta ⓘ |
| charges |
criminal association
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drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ mafia-type association ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| court | Corte d’Assise of Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1992-01-30 ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
documentary evidence
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pentito (state witness) testimonies ⓘ wiretaps ⓘ |
| finalAppealCourt | Corte di Cassazione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalJudgmentYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark in the Italian state’s fight against organized crime
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one of the largest anti-mafia trials in history ⓘ |
| impact |
established judicial recognition of Cosa Nostra as a unified criminal organization
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significant weakening of Cosa Nostra’s power ⓘ strengthened use of pentiti in Italian anti-mafia prosecutions ⓘ |
| judge | Alfonso Giordano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Italian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalInnovation | application of the crime of mafia-type association (article 416-bis of the Italian Penal Code) ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Italian criminal law ⓘ |
| location | Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAcquittals | over 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfConvictions | over 300 ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | over 450 ⓘ |
| numberOfIndictedMafiosi | hundreds GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfLifeSentences | dozens ⓘ |
| presidingJudge | Alfonso Giordano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutor |
Antonino Caponnetto
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Giovanni Falcone NERFINISHED ⓘ Paolo Borsellino NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberto Scarpinato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sicily ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Second Mafia War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedLaw | Italian Penal Code article 416-bis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Antimafia Pool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | confirmation of most convictions on appeal and in Cassation ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high security ⓘ |
| startDate | 1986-02-10 ⓘ |
| venue | bunker courtroom of the Ucciardone prison ⓘ |
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