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Melvin Belli — Part 8
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wh an nme - Ishe sosemem. There, in sudlary
: eoncentrauon, he Lprepares Ais,
< wgal incerasaip
wed vp b¥
springing
: ghemse ‘ves “fro San Quen tins
He also has defended quite + yos- —
iter. of actused killers apa. inet big’
It's an easy mistake iw ma hes
Yeague proseentors 7 hief Justice . bor out, h
LWarren cf US. Supreme : vn court or ON e is as couspic”
i even ‘dimmer 1Court among them. i ‘goal bine as a Luge diamond ia”
et Bapl Warren wes “the istrict; Coa eee: ;
ATS 56. Belli gs a tlorid, larzish,
cases with 4 thore: aehkn s
hi ux come as & jolting
auny a jawyer W ho. 2
convicts
Belli image was mostly eae
iB
\
i}
ing him ‘second .
f first . big case,
tas @ “threat to" “aitern y iit any
ind: and financial: . “Belli. recalls, - that of a mat
charged aith - buying sirychnine.. distinguished- -actor type. who
e: W arren was | wears his graying hair in the..
4 sort of swept-back mane affected
10, poison. hig. wif
round, ihe turn
dead-bang- yérong on the ease. |
He's ‘not a-good. tovdeed but. he’s, ey v. S. senate a
sadiiinistra- ¥ te. uy
‘ | ‘Sartorially, ne is a “pictus ‘@° 07
“a good justice, O, God
tine! iqudge. ee .
: ‘Today, B Belli Sette couple of ! eccentric splendor: ’- “ylove r-SOit,.
- partners, operates out of a plush, § ‘| high-heeled boots ‘made in italy,
+ lyecoso: suit e, -of offices 07 San- \ elegant. custom-made srirts and
: Francisco's Montgomery St, ine? bane suits with, doubie-breastuuy
: _jthe heart of the mightclabd district jackets. When -he throws hack: ’
‘and ‘only | a. bar’s, Jength | away; ; his jacket in his frequent tivambs-
tfrom the. city’s historically 's ‘sinful j inv est stance, he. gives jurors 4
: . ' elimpse of blinding | scartet lining. .
show- &
ms ' In court, he is a. ‘master
: One of his’ favorite: tecn-
“man.
| niques js. to- fumble interminably
: “Barbary Coast
‘Offices ‘Carpeted,
2 sort eee :
oesn’t show it: oy.
eems to relish @: “seold=" Proped’ in Scarlet : ‘ ‘in his priefcase for an iner tminat-
“gives ‘him an Oppors®, ~ The - offices - are carpeted and jing document — previeusly re- Re j
we his operat : rdraped in'seaviet. Sa vie tradition . ferred to wiih an air greathp
hone “mys ery — hue! e owitnes
jek the, clegant- baweéy pouses of ; jsquirms miserably on the. stand 3
od bygone Sat “Francisco era. The? : i
. ‘spite uttered with an assort- pan of Use :
that range from of Visual’ Aids - ‘
“mene of antiques
de) .Copenharen tele-
a if1g-mode
ipbone:to an. array ot rural mail-
“Sexes lining acorriGor. y=.
‘Hach morning, Be!’ seats. bim- |
‘He is also expert ar subtly sul
| respectfully. aggravating a ju mc: :
int losing- his temper. Belli ise i
‘ this tactic sometimes when nee “
1e ctors I've
1a, wtand, should. le"
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2: :
' “Bes ; Gent: i dical school.’ Gen-- self behind a massive
; : rally, ‘they “seem. to present: thet nees a einre window, There he!
part ¢ of: heitanatomy io me that fy fuil view ct passers-OY ian sows the ese will ve appea! ey
easy,, Zor me” to. twist Rates stop’ 2 G press theit - «The judge's guiburss WH. vend 4
Gecagionally,’ Pmeh ebim appear somewhat :
y than irapartict ta ine sppela
ord.
hme mahog- : .
indces Wo read ries
To 3 yo
ati nSZane ne Uh, ) na exchange p Fut. Bel 3s
in . with no. cone gre 3 sone . \. his gibt
for.the. Tide gay." a . ew ist 2 over . peomptly. at reyidence. He plenes"os ih
Zo ; co meee TTT vee eee \\ of plackboard and chalk, to driv’
LLI- tells it, he "deter | \: home his: points, ang nis. use cf
don being 4 lawyer back: . H visual aids i evidence has kt.
ti five years after he: ‘many % juror popeyee.
the “old: gold rush | i Ouee, hile arecuig te
ora, Calif., the son 0 practice suit based ov a Caess
ne: ed Caesar: Belli. s b jan operation, Beli hk ung ht oe
ight, he: gaids “I. in-* oe * custom-made ANG WUC S sin wlieh,
@ Jaw when J was just! L ‘chen wadressed, displayed tlt the
- Got: the. yen from: ‘. vital organs of a ‘tcoman. The
{: parigus pe sSs to heding ‘he ,
tateras, were Getached, as neces-
‘ sary by, Belt. aid buaded Groat :
. jit the astonished rors. They
prawarded nis-elicrt 2060. _
e ee M a Bal another maipt acti wit
isco, whic ig suill. 4. Belli went even
“his coast- -to-coast . * the .case of g wore!
— st : ~ : “s undergone abdominal eurgery
—~ ‘and had heen leit with ee Fs
2 Belli jntenaed te gre Cur. ts
‘: the jury nrouen {he
‘! The defendant aveter ©
-iaeeept the pho ic evid
7 So, as Rel puis +.
4 uiff_ was qehen u
aw
wn jand disvol ea ro on rater. f
rg 3.
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