Coral Gables attorney Eduardo Palmer won an unusual ruling for a client facing extradition to Italy on nearly 20-year-old charges.

Orlando pizza maker Giovanni Ferriolo was freed Sept. 2 after five months in jail on drug-trafficking charges. A federal magistrate dismissed the extradition request with prejudice, finding Italy’s documents were not properly translated and the government failed to prove conversational references to “sweets,” “nougat” and “restaurant furniture” referred to cocaine.