Monday, April 29, 2013
New Jersey's highest court to hear Giuseppe Tedesco's bid to waive his right to attend sentencing.
The state Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments April 29 and April 30 regarding the case of convicted Hopatcong killer Giuseppe Tedesco who is seeking to waive his right to attend his sentencing. The defense, along with the prosecution and victim Alyssa Ruggieri’s family, was required to submit briefs explaining why Tedesco should not be required to be in court for his sentencing, where he faces potential life imprisonment for killing Ruggieri in March 2010. In conjunction with Ruggieri’s family, the state argued the convicted murderer should be in court for his sentencing and said it was Tedesco that spurred the previous courtroom violence. During jury deliberations in January, a fight broke out among the Tedesco and Ruggieri …
Friday, April 5, 2013
Briefs filed by state, defense arguing convicted murderer's requirement to be in court during sentencing.
Guiseppe Tedesco’s defense believes he shouldn’t be present at his sentencing for the murder of Allysa Ruggieri because it may be dangerous for him to be in the courtroom, according to njherald.com. The defense, along with the prosecution and Ruggieri’s family, was required to submit briefs explaining why Tedesco should not be required to be in court for his sentencing, where he faces potential life imprisonment for killing Ruggieri in March 2010. In conjunction with Ruggieri’s family, the state argued the convicted murderer should be in court for his sentencing and said it was Tedesco that spurred the previous courtroom violence. During jury deliberations in January, a fight broke out among the Tedesco and Ruggieri families, and when a …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Guiseppe Tedesco's final court appearance was previously scheduled for March 20.
A sentencing for the killer of Alyssa Ruggieri scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, has been postponed, according to the Sussex County Court. Guiseppe Tedesco, convicted of killing the Hopatcong Borough resident in her home nearly three years ago, faces life in prison plus 20 years. The New Jersey Supreme Court granted the defense a Motion to Stay the Sentencing and granted leave to appeal the decision made by the Appellate Court earlier this week, that stated Tedesco would be required to be present at the sentencing, according to the Law Office of Iacullo Martino. A court order provided to Hopatcong-Sparta Patch by the defense said all parties involved may provide supplemental briefs before April 2, and the appeal is scheduled for in-court …
Monday, March 18, 2013
An Appellate Court opinion says Guiseppe Tedesco must be present Wednesday, March 20 for his sentencing and to hear impact statements from his victim's family.
Guiseppe Tedesco will sit in court Wednesday morning and hear the Ruggieri family explain how their world has been shattered since March 27, 2010. Tedesco, convicted of killing Alyssa Ruggieri of Hopatcong nearly three years ago, is now required by law to be at his sentencing March 20 despite filing a request to be absent, according to nj.com. Last week, Superior Court Judge Peter Conforti, citing case law, said Tedesco would need to be in court for the sentencing, but the Appellate Court picked up the request for review on Thursday and gave the defense, state, and Ruggieri family until noon Friday to write briefs explaining their cases. The opinion was published Monday afternoon, nj.com reported. “(The) defendant may not sue the waiver …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Major events top Hopatcong's business week.
The Hopatcong Mayor and Council is scheduled to meet this Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in its first gathering after presenting the annual budget. That budget, if approved, is set to raise taxes by about $38 for the average homeowner in the borough. Also at that meeting, an ordinance was introduced appropriating $80,000 for the purchase and installation of police equipment. The meeting is open to the public at the municipal building and residents are encouraged to attend. Hopatcong residents may also be interested in the sentencing of Guiseppe Tedesco, the convicted killer who murdered Hopatcong resident Alyssa Ruggieri in March of 2010. Tedesco was found guilty on Jan. 10 in Sussex County Superior Court and faces a maximum sentence of life-plus-…
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Guiseppe Tedesco's request to not appear during victim's impact statements being reviewed by Appellate Court.
A New Jersey Appellate Court will review a Sussex County judge's ruling to have convicted murderer Guiseppe Tedesco appear in court for his sentencing March 20, njherald.com reports. Tedesco was convicted on January 10 of killing Alyssa Ruggieri in Hopatcong after shooting her five times in March 2010 at her Durban Avenue home. The defense, prosecution and victim's family is being asked to submit briefs to the court by noon Friday so a decision can be made on whether Tedesco is required to be present when the Ruggieri family gives their impact statements, the report said. The appeal comes just a day after Judge Peter Conforti ruled Tedesco would be required to be present at his sentencing March 20. Earlier this week, court documents …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Defense asking court to let Guiseppe Tedesco not be present during his sentencing, report says.
Nearly three years after shooting Hopatcong’s Alyssa Ruggieri in her home five times and killing her, Giuseppe Tedesco will learn how long he’ll spend in prison for the murder on March 20. Tedesco was convicted of first-degree murder and possession of a gun and possession of a gun for unlawful purposes on Jan. 10 after a six-week trial. When the verdict was read, Tedesco turned in his seat and threatened Ruggieri’s brother, then broke the leg of a court officer during an ensuing melee. In legal documents filed by the defense, however, Tedesco is asking not to be present during the sentencing, according to nj.com. The Ruggieri family, the report says, is asking the court to require Tedesco to be present so their daughter’s killer can “see …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Giuseppe Tedesco, accused of killing Alyssa Ruggieri, of Hopatcong, to likely have his final hearing before case goes to trial on Sept. 11.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
After more than two years of legal back-and-forth, the Hopatcong man charged with murdering a borough woman will most likely endure his last hearing before the case goes to trial. Giuseppe Tedesco will at the Sussex County Courthouse for a 9 a.m. status conference Wednesday before Judge Peter Conforti. Tedesco shot 22-year-old Alyssa Ruggieri to death at her Hopatcong home March 27, 2010, when she refused to celebrate his birthday with him, Assistant Prosecutor Seana Pappas said. The latest development in the slow-moving case came May 30 when Pappas replaced jailhouse informant Bradford Mayne with another inmate, Daniel Keyslack, who also told authorities Tedesco admitted to him the he killed Ruggieri, Pappas said. Mayne died while in …
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Guiseppe Tedesco has been charged with the March 27, 2010, murder of Alyssa Ruggieri in her Hopatcong home.
The trial for a Hopatcong man accused of killing a borough woman has been moved to Sept. 11—a week after what would have been her 25th birthday. It was originally scheduled to begin June 5. The recent death of jailhouse informant Bradford Mayne spurred Guiseppe Tedesco's attorney, Anthony Iacullo, to ask for the delay, which Judge Peter Conforti granted despite accusations of stalling from Sussex County Assistant Prosecutor Seana Pappas. Inmate Daniel Keyslack has replaced Mayne as the prosecution's jailhouse informant. Both Keyslack and Mayne have said Tedesco admitted to the March 27, 2010, murder of Alyssa Ruggieri at her Hopatcong home, according to Pappas. “Keyslack said Guiseppe Tedesco admitted to him in jail that he killed Alyssa …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
A new date hasn't been set yet for the trial of Giuseppe Tedesco, charged with the 2010 murder of Alyssa Ruggieri. Tedesco will appear in court Wednesday.
The trial for the Hopatcong man charged with the murder of a borough woman has been pushed back from its initial June 5 start date, Sussex County Assistant Prosecutor Seana Pappas said Tuesday. A new date hasn't yet been set, Pappas said. Giuseppe Tedesco will be in court for a status conference at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Newton before Judge Peter Conforti. Pappas said the meeting will be an attempt for the sides to "figure out where we are and try to keep track of everything," she said. Tedesco was charged with murder, illegal possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose after Ruggieri was found shot to death in her Hopatcong home on March 27, 2010. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of murder. Tedesco…
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11:34 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Michele, I knew Joey for a brief period when he was a teenager. I never saw an overtly violent personality but there were certain personality traits that were apparent to the “unlicensed, unprofessional” observer. He did not take any criticism well, it had to be couched in humor. So I think your assessment is spot on, certainly not the stereotypical mass murderer, but easily enraged to violence … more ›