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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Monday denied a request by defense lawyers seeking to indefinitely halt the high-profil...

Juror removed from Robert Durst murder trial as pandemic delay ends Updated May 18, 2021; Posted May 18, 2021 FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, real estate heir Robert Durst looks over during his murder trial in Los Angeles. Fourteen months after the murder trial of New York real estate heir Durst was put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, jurors are returning to court to see if they can finish the assignment they were given.AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, Pool, File Facebook Share...

Judge refuses to halt Robert Dursts L.A. murder trial over health concerns By Steve Gorman Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Monday denied a request by defense lawyers seeking to indefinitely halt the high-profile murder trial of elderly New York real estate scion Robert Durst on the grounds he is gravely ill with cancer and other health problems. Durst, 78, is charged with the December 2000 murder of his long-time confidant, Susan Berman, a writer he is accused of fata...

Print Susan Berman was careful to keep her doors and windows locked, but she had no fear of her close friend Robert Durst when he showed up at her Benedict Canyon home late one night in December 2000, so she let him in, a prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday. “She turned around, she took a few steps, and he basically blew her brains out,” Deputy Dist. Atty. John Lewin said in his opening statement at Durst’s murder trial. Fourteen months after the trial was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic...

By Syndicated Content By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Monday denied a request by defense lawyers seeking to indefinitely halt the high-profile murder trial of elderly New York real estate scion Robert Durst on the grounds he is gravely ill with cancer and other health problems. Durst, 78, is charged with the December 2000 murder of his long-time confidant, Susan Berman, a writer he is accused of fatally shooting because of what she might have know...

Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin appears before Judge Mark E. Windham who denied an emergency motion by the defense team seeking to postpone the trial today. during the murder trial of Robert Durst Monday, May 17, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. The murder trial of the multimillionaire has resumed in Los Angeles County after a 14-month recess without the defendant present and with arguments about whether the case should continue at all. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) ...

Judge Mark Windham told the court he was removing the juror after she said she read about defense attorneys requests for a mistrial. She was allegedly offended that defense attorneys suggested jurors would have forgotten what they heard 14 months ago when the case was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin, center standing, addresses Judge Mark Windham, center in back, alongside fellow defense attorney David Z. Chesnoff, left, and Deputy District Att...

First Posted: May 17, 2021 03:36 AM EDT The murder trial of New York real estate heir Rober Durst will resume on Monday in Los Angeles Courtroom. New York Post reported that the delay stretched for at least 14 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. After two days of testimony, the jury was sent home as the COVID-19 pandemic closed the courthouses. The pandemic disturbed the court operations nationwide, leading to delays and video instead of in-person proceedings, Associated Press reported....

Print It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of testimony, jurors were sent home in March 2020 when the coronavirus closed courthouses. On Monday, more than 14 months later, the jury is returning to Los Angeles County Superior Court to see if they can complete their assignment. If so, it could be a first for the U.S. legal system. Durst’s lawyers say the ...

Durst trial to resume after long delay. Will jury be ready? By BRIAN MELLEYMay 17, 2021 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of testimony, jurors were sent home when the coronavirus closed courthouses. On Monday, more than 14 months later, the jury is returning to Los Angeles County Superior Court to see if they can complete their...