Lawyers representing Brooke Astor’s son and a lawyer who had done work for her had asked that their convictions be thrown out because of an incident involving a holdout juror.
Fri 30 Jul 2010
Sat 10 Apr 2010
A holdout juror’s claim that threats caused her to cave in and convict Brooke Astor’s son of fraud was exaggerated and inaccurate, prosecutors argued.
Tue 23 Feb 2010
Yvonne Fernandez said that after she yelled at Judi DeMarco, they hugged, cried and made up.
Mon 22 Feb 2010
Filed under: Morrissey, Francis X Jr, Wills and Estates, DeMarco, Judith, Fernandez, Yvonne, Marshall, Anthony D, Astor, Brooke, Decisions and Verdicts, Frauds and Swindling, Jury System, New York City — @ 4:40 am
A juror’s statements will form the basis of an an expected appeal of Anthony D. Marshall’s fraud conviction.
Tue 12 Jan 2010
Filed under: Wills and Estates, Morrissey, Francis X Jr, Marshall, Anthony D, Frauds and Swindling, Decisions and Verdicts — @ 1:26 am
Anthony D. Marshall was sentenced to one to three years in prison for defrauding his mother.
Tue 22 Dec 2009
Filed under: Dryden, John, Marshall, Charles, Elderly, Marshall, Anthony D, Frauds and Swindling, Astor, Brooke, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 4:36 am
Defense lawyers urged the judge to see Anthony D. Marshall as the war hero, the international attaché, the late-in-life Broadway producer.
Mon 21 Dec 2009
Filed under: Marshall, Anthony D, Wills and Estates, Astor, Brooke, Supreme Courts (State), Decisions and Verdicts, Sentences (Criminal), Manhattan (NYC) — @ 7:08 pm
Anthony D. Marshall, 85, was convicted of siphoning millions from his mother in a trial that focused on a tangle of wills and codicils.
Sat 12 Dec 2009
Filed under: Marshall, Anthony D, Elderly, District Attorneys, Prisons and Prisoners, Crime and Criminals, Decisions and Verdicts — @ 4:34 am
The assistant district attorney countered defense arguments that Anthony D. Marshall was too old and infirm to serve time.
Fri 4 Dec 2009
Letters from about 75 friends are part of a defense effort to attain the dismissal of the most serious charge Brooke Astor’s son was convicted of, first-degree grand larceny.
Mon 26 Oct 2009
Filed under: Wills and Estates, New York State Bar Assn, Elderly, Marshall, Anthony D, Astor, Brooke, Suits and Litigation — @ 1:19 am
Some legal experts said the case involving Brooke Astor’s will could motivate lawyers to use additional safeguards to ensure that their clients are mentally competent.