F. Lee Bailey and his associate J. Albert Johnson entered the case on October 2 as Hearst's counsel and prepared a defense based on a coercion theory. They did not move for a change of venue or for a continuance on the ground of pretrial publicity, choosing instead to rely on the voir dire of the prospective jurors.
Jun 04, 2021 · Bailey helped win an acquittal at a second trial. Bailey also defended Albert DeSalvo, the man who claimed responsibility for the Boston Strangler murders between 1962 and 1964. DeSalvo confessed ...
Jun 04, 2021 · F. Lee Bailey, the prominent defense attorney who represented many high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson, died Thursday at age 87. His death was confirmed to CNN by Jennifer Sisson, a ...
Jun 03, 2021 · Bailey also defended Albert DeSalvo, the man who claimed responsibility for the Boston Strangler murders between 1962 and 1964. DeSalvo confessed to the slayings, but was never tried or convicted...
Francis Lee Bailey Jr. (June 10, 1933 – June 3, 2021) was an American criminal defense attorney. Bailey's name first came to nationwide attention for his involvement in the second murder trial of Sam Sheppard, a surgeon accused of murdering his wife.
— F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two states, has died, a former colleague said Thursday. He was 87.Jun 3, 2021
Bailey was disbarred in Florida in 2001 for his handling of stock owned by a drug dealer client. His reciprocal disbarment in Massachusetts followed shortly afterward. In 2014, Maine's Supreme Judicial Court turned down Bailey's quest to obtain a law license in that state.Jun 4, 2021
The attorneys representing O.J. Simpson included F. Lee Bailey, Robert Blasier, Shawn Chapman Holley, Robert Shapiro, and Alan Dershowitz. Johnnie Cochran later became the defense team's lead attorney. The attorneys were known as the “Dream Team."Jan 24, 2022
F. Lee BaileyF. Lee Bailey, controversial defense lawyer in high-profile trials, dies at 87 - The Boston Globe.Jun 3, 2021
Tom NolanTom Nolan, the Palo Alto defense attorney who made a splash in any courtroom, has died at 76. He died Tuesday (Dec. 21) after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to Daniel Barton, his partner at Nolan, Barton, Olmos.Dec 23, 2021
Simpson, Cochran's high profile clients have included Michael Jackson, Reginald Denny, Abner Louima, Geronimo Pratt (former Black Panther), Todd Bridges, James Brown, Angela Igwe, and Cynthia Wiggins. Cochran has been selected as one of the best trial lawyers in the country in 1994.
June 3, 2021F. Lee Bailey / Date of death
June 16, 1994Nicole Brown Simpson / Date of burial