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Law Practice

Apr. 5, 2005

Cooley Owes Panel, Public, An Apology

Letter to the Editor - While the Beverly Hills Bar Association recognizes everyone's right to disagree with a jury verdict or court decision, Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley's reckless statement calling jurors in the Robert Blake murder trial "incredibly stupid" hurts everyone and seriously damages our jury system. Cooley owes an apology to the individual jurors in the Blake case and to jurors in general for his personal attack.

        Letter to the Editor
        
        While the Beverly Hills Bar Association recognizes everyone's right to disagree with a jury verdict or court decision, Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley's reckless statement calling jurors in the Robert Blake murder trial "incredibly stupid" hurts everyone and seriously damages our jury s...

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