DeLuzio v. People

Donald Anthony DeLuzio, hereinafter referred to as the “defendant,” was convicted by a jury of the crime of conspiracy. Following the jury verdict, a motion for a new trial was made on the basis of newly discovered evidence. The motion was denied after an evidentiary hearing, and sentence was then imposed. Thereafter, the defendant prosecuted this appeal, alleging that various errors occurred which dictate reversal. One error that is alleged is so pernicious that reversal is mandated.

The defendant, according to the evidence, enlisted the services of Steve Maestas and Nick Lopez to perpetrate…