Overview
- The Court of Assizes of Appeal in Venice declared both the prosecution and defense appeals inadmissible following formal withdrawals.
- The life sentence remains in place with the aggravating circumstance of premeditation for the murder of Giulia Cecchettin.
- The conviction is now final at the appellate level, with only a potential appeal to the Court of Cassation still available.
- Lead defense lawyers did not attend the hearing in the Mestre bunker courtroom, substitute counsel appeared, and Turetta was absent.
- Civil-party attorney Nicodemo Gentile said the judges effectively recognized a gender-based motive, and the court president described the setup as a singular situation.