Robert Blake walked out of court a free man Wednesday after a jury acquitted him of the murder of Bonny Lee Bakley, his wife of six months and the
mother of his 4-year-old daughter. The panel also found him not guilty of solicitation of murder, but were unable to reach a verdict on a second
solicitation count, which was subsequently dropped.
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LOS ANGELES - A jury acquitted tough-guy actor Robert Blake of murder Wednesday in the shooting death of his wife four years ago, bringing a stunning
end to a case that played out like pulp fiction.
The jury also acquitted Blake of one charge of trying to get someone to kill Bonny Lee Bakley, but deadlocked on a second solicitation charge. The
jury voted 11-1 in favor of acquittal and the judge dismissed the count.
The 71-year-old star of the 1970s detective drama "Baretta" dropped his head, trembled with emotion and sobbed heavily as the verdict was read. He
hugged his lawyer and later almost fell while reaching for a water bottle.
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While I am sure Blake is happy over this, I still have my doubts. Is this perhaps another example of O.J. Simpson justice? By that, I mean did his
money buy his freedom? If so, I feel it is wrong.
Some even think his acting ability may have helped him get off, who knows?
Frankly I have some very mixed feelings about this verdict.
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[edit on 3/16/2005 by shots]
And the $10M he spent on lawyers helped immensly too)
