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Kanarek was known for trying to confuse juries and the prosecuting lawyers with his obstructionist ways. He objected 9 times in the opening statements, despite continuous censure by Judge Charles Older, including calling [[Linda Kasabian]] insane. By the third day of the trial, he had objected more than 200 times. He was sent to jail twice for being in contempt of court by Judge Older. |
Kanarek was known for trying to confuse juries and the prosecuting lawyers with his obstructionist ways. He objected 9 times in the opening statements, despite continuous censure by Judge Charles Older, including calling [[Linda Kasabian]] insane. By the third day of the trial, he had objected more than 200 times. He was sent to jail twice for being in contempt of court by Judge Older. |
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Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi wrote in Helter Skelter that Kanarek was something of a legend in Los Angeles courts because of his dilatory, obstructionist tactics. There was a story that he once objected to a witness saying his own name claiming it was hearsay because he heard it first from his mother. |
Prosecutor [[Vincent Bugliosi]] wrote in [[Helter Skelter]] that Kanarek was something of a legend in Los Angeles courts because of his dilatory, obstructionist tactics. There was a story that he once objected to a witness saying his own name claiming it was hearsay because he heard it first from his mother. |
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Kanarek had also represented Jimmy Smith, the "Onion Field" killer, in an earlier trial. He spent twelve and a half months trying to pick a jury and an additonal several on pre-trial motions. Smith finally fired his attorney in disgust. A year and a half after Kanarek had taken the case the trial hadn't even started or a single witness called. In his summation, Bugliosi called Kanarek "the Toscanini of Tedium." |
Kanarek had also represented Jimmy Smith, the "Onion Field" killer, in an earlier trial. He spent twelve and a half months trying to pick a jury and an additonal several on pre-trial motions. Smith finally fired his attorney in disgust. A year and a half after Kanarek had taken the case the trial hadn't even started or a single witness called. In his summation, Bugliosi called Kanarek "the Toscanini of Tedium." |
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Revision as of 03:24, 18 May 2006
Irving Kanarek is best known for being Charles Manson's lawyer in the Tate-LaBianca Murder Trial.
Kanarek was known for trying to confuse juries and the prosecuting lawyers with his obstructionist ways. He objected 9 times in the opening statements, despite continuous censure by Judge Charles Older, including calling Linda Kasabian insane. By the third day of the trial, he had objected more than 200 times. He was sent to jail twice for being in contempt of court by Judge Older.
Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi wrote in Helter Skelter that Kanarek was something of a legend in Los Angeles courts because of his dilatory, obstructionist tactics. There was a story that he once objected to a witness saying his own name claiming it was hearsay because he heard it first from his mother.
Kanarek had also represented Jimmy Smith, the "Onion Field" killer, in an earlier trial. He spent twelve and a half months trying to pick a jury and an additonal several on pre-trial motions. Smith finally fired his attorney in disgust. A year and a half after Kanarek had taken the case the trial hadn't even started or a single witness called. In his summation, Bugliosi called Kanarek "the Toscanini of Tedium." Kanarek was ordered inactive by the California State Bar in 1990.