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John 'Junior' Gotti trial judge OKs defense request

Originally published: November 4, 2009 1:54 PM
Updated: November 4, 2009 10:54 PM
By JOHN RILEY  john.riley@newsday.com

Quick ReadU.S. District Judge Kevin Castel said that Gotti can show that a hit was ordered on him.

During one of his previous trials, John quot;Juniorquot;

Photo credit: AP | During one of his previous trials, John "Junior" Gotti, center, and his attorney Charles Carnesi, right, hold a news briefing after leaving the federal court in Manhattan. (Sept. 27, 2006)

In a potentially significant victory for the defense, the judge in John "Junior" Gotti's racketeering trial ruled Wednesday that Gotti will be allowed to present evidence that another top mobster approved killing him after Gotti used the defense that he had withdrawn from the mob in his second trial in 2006.

Although it was overshadowed by mother Victoria Gotti's afternoon outburst over the...

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