Case #1886

homicide Homicide Fatal Convicted

Case Description

Zuanna Lanzarotto and Antonio Meloto fell out over a dispute which arose in the house of Andrea "Rata" Angolina. Later that evening while Lanzarotto and Angolina were traveling through the city they encountered Meloto near Meneghin Damiani's house and Lanzarotto fired an arquebus shot at Meloto which struck him in the back and killed him instantly.

Motive

A dispute which arose from "a trivial cause"

Legal Record

Court
Council of Ten
Trial phase
sentence

Outcome

Filled indicator = recorded in source; hollow = not recorded or not applicable.

Fatal
Convicted
Sentence enforced
In contumacia
Pardoned
Arbitration
Sentence: Zuanne Lanzarotto banished from Verona and Venice and all their territories and vessels; all of his goods and property were confiscated; a bounty of 400 lire placed on his head; if caught or found violating exiled he is sentenced to execution

Archival Sources

Source
Capi di Consiglio di Dieci
Archival location
Rettori di Verona, #200