State of California v. Robert Durst
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State of California v. Robert Durst was the Los Angeles County murder trial in which real estate heir Robert Durst was prosecuted for the 2000 killing of his longtime friend Susan Berman.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | criminal trial ⓘ |
| allegedCrime | killing of Susan Berman ⓘ |
| allegedCrimeLocation | Beverly Hills area, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealStatusAtDefendantDeath | pending ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 2015-03-14 ⓘ |
| arrestLocation | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge | first-degree murder ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Los Angeles County Superior Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendant | Robert Durst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendantDeath | 2022-01-10 ⓘ |
| defendantDeathLocation | California state prison hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendantHealthIssuesRaised | frailty and medical problems of Robert Durst ⓘ |
| defenseAttorney |
Chip Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Chesnoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick DeGuerin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
Durst's recorded statements
ⓘ
forensic evidence ⓘ handwriting analysis ⓘ testimony of friends and associates ⓘ |
| indictmentYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| judge | Mark E. Windham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Los Angeles County Superior Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| juryDecision | unanimous ⓘ |
| jurySize | 12 ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
high-profile conviction of a wealthy real estate heir
ⓘ
use of documentary statements as evidence in a murder trial ⓘ |
| location | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaAttention | extensive national and international coverage ⓘ |
| motiveAllegedByProsecution | to prevent Susan Berman from talking to authorities about Kathie Durst's disappearance ⓘ |
| notableEvidenceItem | "cadaver note" sent to Beverly Hills Police ⓘ |
| prosecutionBy | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutor | John Lewin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutorOffice | Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMedia | HBO documentary series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment without the possibility of parole ⓘ |
| sentencingDate | 2021-10-14 ⓘ |
| specialCircumstanceFound |
killing a witness
ⓘ
lying in wait ⓘ |
| trialResumed | 2021-05 ⓘ |
| trialStart | 2020-03 ⓘ |
| trialSuspensionReason | COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
| verdictDate | 2021-09-17 ⓘ |
| verdictOnCharge | guilty of first-degree murder ⓘ |
| victim | Susan Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimRelationshipToDefendant | longtime friend ⓘ |
| yearOfKillingAlleged | 2000 ⓘ |
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