LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The judge in the Robert Blake murder case delayed opening statements Monday for two weeks because of the theft of his defense lawyer's computer. Attorney M. Gerald Schwartzbach told the court he would need more time to prepare because he lost materials in the computer taken in a burglary from his home.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Robert Blake's lawyer gave notice Monday that he will appeal the wrongful-death verdict by a civil jury that awarded $30 million to the family of the actor's slain wife. Attorney M. Gerald Schwartzbach, who won Blake's acquittal in criminal court on a charge of murdering his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, filed paperwork with the California District Court of Appeals and said he will allege juror misconduct and other issues in seeking a new trial.
LOS ANGELES - Jurors began deliberating Friday in the Robert Blake murder trial after his lawyer ridiculed the evidence in the case and urged them to "end this nightmare" by clearing the actor's name. Probably guilty is not enough," attorney M. Gerald Schwartzbach said. "Strong suspicion is not enough. If you do justice, you will end this nightmare for Mr. Blake and you will give him back his life.
Robert Blake's attorney on Wednesday in Los Angeles appealed a $30 million wrongful death verdict against the actor, saying jurors discussed O.J. Simpson, ignored the lack of evidence that Blake killed his wife and decided to "send a message that celebrities and rich people cannot get away with murder. The award to the family of Bonny Lee Bakley was the result of prejudice and jury misconduct and should be reversed, attorney M. Gerald Schwartzbach wrote in the 55-page appeal.
...M. Gerald Schwartzbach, Mill Valley, California, and Edward ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Robert Blake's cries and moans the night his wife was killed were genuine, his lawyer said at his murder trial Thursday, dismissing as mistaken witnesses who suggested the actor was faking grief. In his closing argument, attorney M. Gerald Schwartzbach reminded jurors that a firefighter captain, police officer and nurse had testified that Blake sobbed, moaned and vomited after the attack, and that paramedics asked that he be kept away so they could aid Bonny Lee Bakley.
As a Hollywood crime drama, it had it all. With a bonus thumbs- up for being real. The accused was a famous tough-guy actor, the victim a woman with a past, the scene a red-leather-boothed Italian restaurant in Studio City. The ensuing courtroom battles were compared to the O.J. Simpson trials. Both sides complained about a travesty of "celebrity justice.
...M. Gerald Schwartzbach, the Mill Valley-based attorney who r...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jurors began deliberating Friday in the Robert Blake murder trial after his lawyer ridiculed the evidence in the case and urged them to "end this nightmare" by clearing the actor's name. Probably guilty is not enough," attorney M. Gerald Schwartzbach said. "Strong suspicion is not enough. If you do justice, you will end this nightmare for Mr. Blake and you will give him back his life.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Robert Blake's latest lawyer says there is almost no way he'll be prepared to defend the actor on charges of murdering his wife by the Sept. 9 date the case is scheduled to go to trial. Gerald Schwartzbach said he has given up all of his other clients and moved from northern California to Los Angeles in an effort to catch up on the case. But with 60,000 pages of evidence and a large number of audio and video recordings to review, plus several missing items of evidence to locate, he said beginning the trial in three months is all but impossible.
As a Hollywood crime drama, it had it all. With a bonus thumbs- up for being real. The accused was a famous tough-guy actor, the victim a woman with a past, the scene a red-leather-boothed Italian restaurant in Studio City. The ensuing courtroom battles were compared to the O.J. Simpson trials. Both sides complained about a travesty of "celebrity justice.
...M. Gerald Schwartzbach, the Mill Valley-based attorney who r...
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