In 100 Centre Jealousy As Murder Defense Did Not Work Now Argro Gets 25 to Life in Prison

In 100 Centre Jealousy As Murder Defense Did Not Work Now Argro Gets 25 to Life in Prison by Matthew & Russell Lee, Patreon Substack 100 CENTRE ST, July 14 – Days before NYS Justice Gregory Carro is set to rule on Luigi Mangione's suppression motion, on May 14 he presided over a trial for the murder of Azsia Johnson. Inner City Press was there: On the stand, NYPD phone extraction technician.  ADA: Did you extract the cell phone of the victim, Azsia Johnson?  Witness: Yes. ADA: Nothing further for now. No cross.  Justice Carro: Jurors, you can go for the day. Jurors leave Defense: We object to the photos. Justice Carro: There were 200 autopsy photos, and they only used eight.  ADA: Is the defense going to stipulate? If not, we cannot close until Tuesday.  Defendant stands up to be handcuffed to a belt and is led out.   Justice Carro: They can close on Monday.   But they didn't. Justice Carro started trial late on Monday - after suppressing the search in the Altoona McDonalds of Luigi Mangione's backpack - and by days end, an NYPD bullet expert was being doggedly cross examined by the defendant's second counsel about bullet tool markings. We asked: will he testify in his own defense? The answer was yes. On May 21, he was on the stand. The ADA asked if he remembered directing a friend to provide an alibi, on a recorded Rikers Island call.   When he said no, the jury left the courtroom as the long jail call was played. Inner City Press live tweeted it. Ultimately the defendant acknowledged the call in front of the jury.  The defense is extreme emotional disturbance. On May 28 Inner City Press live tweeted closing arguments then.... Isaac Argro was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree. Afterward his defense lawyers stood in the lobby of 100 Centre Street. They played the cards they had, it seems. On July 14, sentencing of ISAAC ARGRO, 26, to 25 years-to-life in state prison for fatally shooting 20-year-old Azsia Johnson as she walked with their 3-month-old child on the Upper East Side in June 2022. Inner City Press' correspondent in Justice Carro's courtroom noted the victim impact statements by Azsia Johnson's mother, and her brother. Argro was called a coward who would not even say her name. Argro's counsel said he was appealing, saying psychological discovery was provided late. But the defense of extreme emotional disturbance was raised late. Justice Carro, who will soon (September) preside over the trial of Luigi Mangione, was dismissive of the defense, summarizing it as, If Argro couldn't have Azsia nobody could, including her daughter. Inner City Press will continue reporting from 100 Centre Street - and Justice Carro's courtroom. *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com