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Charles Manson — Part 4

551 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Aug 13, 1969 · Broad topic: Cults & Extremism · Topic: Charles Manson · 551 pages OCR'd
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(Mount Clinpisy in Space Below) TATE DEFENSE LOSES JURY MOVE fharles , Manson .and_his three young women co-defend- ants today were sentenced to death for the actress Sharon Tate and Leno La Bianca mur- | ders. By CLIFF BLACKBURN Herald-Examiner Sistt Writer. Superior Court Judge Charles. H. Older today refused to allow! defense attorneys for Charles’ Manson and three women fol-: lowers to cross-examine Sharon: TateLeno La Bianca murder trial jurors in an effort to get a new tral. i taduo—Oider told {he attor- neye that he saw no necessi and did not think it was desira- ble to have jurors interrogated about the 1dsnonth trial. ; The seven men and five wo- ‘men brought back death ver- idicts against Manson, 36; Sus- an Atkins, 22; Patricia Kren- winkel, 23, and Leslie Van Hou-, ten, 2J, on March 29 for the slayings of aetress Sharon Tate and six others. Only four of the jurors, how- ever, were subpoenead to ap-' peux, in, court today during anid = ot the “Tour, to face the possibility of taking; the witness stand for cross ex-| amination by defense atiorneys Denying the opportunity of an. evidentiary hearing, which; would include cross-examina- tion of jurors, Judge Older stat- ed defense efforts for such a move included “hearsay on hearsay.” . Jurors Alva Dawson, Jean Roscland, Anlee Sisto and Wil- liam McBride were excused by Judge Older and left the crowd- ed courtroom. Rawson fold newsiyen_in_ te cortider, “Ym not afraid to tes-; tify Mcbride echoed Dawson's i words. Manson sat tensely in the | courtroom, making mystic ges: tures at Judge Older and occa! sionally disrupting the proceed-, ings by stating: “Yd like to put on a defense.” - The three women arrived with itheir heads closely shave. , ’ Judge Older qifickly denied a motion by Paul Fitzgerald, chief defense counsel, that a continu- jange by, granted to alow mare itime to gather evidence for @ hearing fora new trial Fitzgerald, Daye Shinn, Max- well Keith and Irving Kanarek, fiefense attorneys, asked the court for permission to interra- gate jurors about exposure to possible prejudicia) — publicity during the trial and financial arrangements on the sale of sto- ries of their deliberations to news media “T didn’t make a nickel out of this trial’ Juror Dawson totd newsmen. “As a matter of fact, it cost me money.” Kanarek, attorney for Man- son, asked the judge to warn ju- rors that they could be asked about a missing colar photo- gaph showing the body of Shar- on Tate. The photo was among prosecution exhibits. Prosecutar Vincent T. Bug- liosi told Judge Older there were previaus cases in legal his- togy_where the impeaghment of a jury verdict is possible, (Indieate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) A-1 Herald-Examiner Los Angeles, Calif. Date: h/19/71 Edition: g Star Author: Edltor: Title: Character: or Classification: Submitting Office Log Angeles {_ | ltetng Investhaated rit be 3/7/94 ks a
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