attorney Percy Foreman

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Percy Foreman was a prominent American criminal defense attorney best known for representing high-profile clients, including James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.

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instanceOf attorney
human
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1920s
awardReceived American College of Trial Lawyers fellowship
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1902-06-29
dateOfDeath 1988-02-01
describedAs one of the most famous criminal defense lawyers in the United States in the mid-20th century
educatedAt University of Texas School of Law NERFINISHED
University of Texas at Austin
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Foreman NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork criminal law
gender male
genre criminal defense
givenName Percy NERFINISHED
hasNotableClient Candy Mossler NERFINISHED
Charles Harrelson NERFINISHED
Charles “Lucky” Luciano NERFINISHED
James Earl Ray NERFINISHED
knownFor dramatic courtroom style
negotiating plea bargains in capital cases
languageOfWorkOrName English
livedIn Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
memberOf State Bar of Texas NERFINISHED
name Percy Foreman NERFINISHED
notableFor assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
representing high-profile criminal defendants
notableWork defense of James Earl Ray
numberOfCapitalCases more than 1500
occupation criminal defense attorney
lawyer
placeOfBirth Timpson, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
represented Candy Mossler NERFINISHED
Charles Harrelson NERFINISHED
Charles “Lucky” Luciano NERFINISHED
Jack Ruby’s family
James Earl Ray NERFINISHED
reputation rarely had clients receive the death penalty
workLocation Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
Texas, United States NERFINISHED

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James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr. representedBy attorney Percy Foreman
subject surface form: James Earl Ray