Picerno John Anthony

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John Anthony Picerno, Experienced Trial Attorney
Municipal, State and Federal Criminal Defense
Mr. Picerno served as a law clerk for The Jackson County Public Defenders Office, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (1990-1992), while he attended law school. Upon graduation from law school (1992), Mr. Picerno served as a Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable Donald L. Mason, (Retired) Jackson County Circuit Court (1993). After being admitted to The Missouri Bar, Mr. Picerno worked as an Assistant Special Public Defender for The Special Public Defenders Office in Jackson County, Missouri, where he represented individuals charged with a wide variety of crimes including, but not limited to, Murder, Robbery, Burglary, Rape, Kidnapping, and Drug Offenses. Mr. Picerno entered private practice in 1995 primarily focusing his practice in the area of criminal defense and civil litigation. Mr. Picerno is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
NOT GUILTY VERDICTS

NOT GUILTY - Murder 2, ACA NOT GUILTY - Murder 2, ACA - youngest person ever to stand trial as adult (14) in Jackson Co., MO
NOT GUILTY - Murder 2, Robbery 1, ACA (2 Cts)
NOT GUILTY - Assault 1, ACA
NOT GUILTY - Possession of Controlled Substance (prior\persistent offender)
NOT GUILTY - Burglary 1
NOT GUILTY - Robbery 1 (2 Cts), ACA (2 Cts), Tampering 1
NOT GUILTY - Robbery 1st, Assault 1st, ACA (2 Cts)
NOT GUILTY - Assault on a law enforcement officer

- Co Counsel NOT GUILTY - Murder 2, Robbery 1, ACA (2 Cts)
NOT GUILTY - Rape (3 Cts), Sodomy (4 Cts), Robbery 1, Burglary 1, ACA (8 Cts) First DNA Jury Trial - Jackson Co., MO

Murder 1 - convicted of Murder 2
Murder 2 - convicted of voluntary manslaughter
Murder 2 - Hung Jury
Murder 2, Robbery 1, ACA (2 Cts) - Hung Jury
Felony Murder, Assault 1 (2 Cts), ACA (2 Cts), Attempted Robbery 1 - Not Guilty of Assaults and ACA's, Hung Jury, Defendant pled to CCW 1 yr concurrent with parole revocation
Assault 1 (2 Cts), ACA (2 Cts) - Defendant plead during jury deliberations, 10 yrs suspended with 120 days of shock time
Trafficking Drugs 2 - Hung Jury, Prosecutor Dismissed Charge
Robbery 1 (2 Cts), ACA (2 Cts) - Hung Jury, Defendant pled to probation
Robbery 1 - Hung Jury, Defendant received 12 yr suspended sentence Robbery 2, 120 days Shock time and probation
Tampering 1 - Dismissed after Jury selection

Murder 1 (2 Cts), ACA (2 Cts) - Defendant found guilty at 1st trial, appealed and conviction set aside, pled to 15 yrs concurrent on all charges just prior to retrial, First time state's immunity law used in a criminal case
Murder 1 - Dismissed day of Prelimiary Hearing
Sodomy (4 Cts) - Dismissed day of Trial

John Anthony Picerno | Phone: 816-471-3330 | E-mail: jpicerno33@aol.com 405 East 13th Street, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO. 64106
Kansas City, Missouri Lawyer for homicide, drug possession charges, domestic violence, and DUIs.

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