Daniel Pelosi Appealing Conviction In Notorious 2001 Hamptons Murder Case

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The man convicted in a notorious Hamptons murder case is arguing he should get a new trial.

Daniel Pelosi was found guilty in the 2001 bludgeoning death of investment banker Ted Ammon inside his East Hampton home.

Pelosi is appealing his 2004 second-degree murder conviction. He is serving 25 years in prison.

Attorney Richard Mischel told an appeals court in Brooklyn  Friday that Pelosi's conviction was tainted by prosecutorial misconduct and the release of secret grand jury material.

The prosecutor in the case had a personal animus toward Pelosi because he had threatened her and her family, Mischel said. Pelosi pleaded guilty to making a threat.

The Suffolk County District Attorney's office said the prosecutor acted within the bounds of proper conduct.

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