SOPRANOS - WAR OF WORDS AT BRANCATO TRIAL

WAR OF WORDS AT BRANCATO TRIAL

SOPRANOS actor LILLO BRANCATO JR's murder trial erupted into chaos on Wednesday (17Dec08) when the family of the cop he allegedly killed accused him of smirking.
Officer Daniel Enchautegui's sister Yolanda Ross hit out at Brancato Jr's response when the jury returned from their deliberation to ask for information about the two lesser charges the actor is facing, burglary and attempted burglary.
Claiming the 32-year-old appeared elated, Ross said, "You have no idea how much I'm sick of seeing that guy. I can't take this anymore. He's smiling and laughing."
Police union head Patrick Lynch also targeted Brancato Jr's lawyer Joseph Tacopina, accusing him of laughing.
He said, "To sit there and have a professional attorney laughing as if this was a joke in front of a dead man's family is the most insulting thing that ever happened in front of a bench in this state."
The jury is currently considering the charges against Brancato Jr, whose friend Steven Armento shot officer Enchautegui dead on the evening of 10 December 2005, as he disturbed them allegedly robbing a house in the Bronx, New York.