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Sept. 13, 2024
'I can say with confidence that my client will not be charged in that regard. My client will not be charged in any manner with having to do with the untimely death of his friends,' Picerno revealed.
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Picerno said Newton had no idea who was in the van and put people at risk when he opened fire. “I think that’s the biggest concern that the family has here, is that that did not have to happen that way,” Picerno said. “There were other alternatives.”
Read MoreJuly 10, 2024
It says the victims presented no threat to Newton and that the officer “used an unreasonable amount of force because using deadly force was not necessary under the circumstances.”
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March 21, 2024
Picerno said it was “shocking to think that killing unarmed people is justifiable under their current policy.” “It’s more sad than anything else.” Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article286921050.html#storylink=cpy
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March 13, 2024
“Certainly, in this case, from what I do know about it, I anticipate that self defense in some form is going to be raised by one or more of the defendants,” John Picerno, a longtime Kansas City criminal defense attorney, said during a recent interview with The Star.
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March 11, 2024
John Picerno is a local criminal defense attorney. He’s not associated with the case but said even before this moment people were talking about Britt Reid’s original sentencing feeling light. “This is a very unusual case. I can’t point you to any other case where this was an outcome,” Picerno said.
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Feb. 6, 2024
John Picerno, who represents Willis, previously told PEOPLE in a statement that his client “is unaware of how his friends died,” and is “anxiously awaiting the results of the autopsy and toxicology report.”
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Feb. 5, 2024
Willis' attorney, John Picerno, said his client "had absolutely nothing to do with the deaths of his three friends." "He's grieving, he's had to move out of his home, he's had to shut down his social media, he's taking leave of absence from his job, so it's really affected him," Picerno told KCTV in Kansas City on January 24.
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