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|birth_name = Vincent John Fuller
|birth_date = {{birth date|1931|6|21}}
|birth_place = Ossining, New York
|alma_mater = [[Williams College]]<br>[[Georgetown Law School]]
|occupation = Lawyer
|known = Defending [[John Hinckley, Jr.]], [[Jimmy Hoffa]], [[Mike Tyson]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|2006|7|26|1931|6|21}}
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'''Vincent John Fuller''' (June 21, 1931 – July 26, 2006) was an [[United States|American]] [[lawyer]] best known for defending [[John Hinckley, Jr.]], [[Jimmy Hoffa]] and [[Mike Tyson]].<ref name="nytobit">Hevesi, Dennis (July 29, 2006). Vincent Fuller, 75, Lawyer Who Won Hinckley Case, Dies. ''[[New York Times]]''</ref>
'''Vincent John Fuller''' (June 21, 1931 – July 26, 2006) was an [[United States|American]] [[lawyer]] best known for defending [[John Hinckley, Jr.]], [[Jimmy Hoffa]] and [[Mike Tyson]].<ref name="nytobit">Hevesi, Dennis (July 29, 2006). Vincent Fuller, 75, Lawyer Who Won Hinckley Case, Dies. ''[[New York Times]]''</ref>



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Vincent J. Fuller
Born
Vincent John Fuller

(1931-06-21)June 21, 1931
Ossining, New York
DiedJuly 26, 2006(2006-07-26) (aged 75)
Alma materWilliams College
Georgetown Law School
OccupationLawyer
Known forDefending John Hinckley, Jr., Jimmy Hoffa, Mike Tyson

Vincent John Fuller (June 21, 1931 – July 26, 2006) was an American lawyer best known for defending John Hinckley, Jr., Jimmy Hoffa and Mike Tyson.[1]

Born in Ossining, New York, Fuller graduated from Williams College in 1952, then served two years as an officer in the United States Navy. He graduated from Georgetown Law School in 1956 and was the second lawyer hired by Edward Bennett Williams at Williams & Connolly in 1967.

He successfully defended Don King on income tax evasion charges, but he lost the 1989 case defending Michael Milken n charges off insider trading.

He died of lung cancer in July 2006.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (July 29, 2006). Vincent Fuller, 75, Lawyer Who Won Hinckley Case, Dies. New York Times
  2. ^ Vincent J. Fuller; Star Attorney Defended Hinckley, Hoffa, Tyson by Matt Schudel. The Washington Post. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2007.