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If it turns they can prove that the hain, that dose he died from came from robert vineberg whether it was purchased without a profit motive or not, that puts your client on the hook for very serious charges. >> i think clearly at this point, that the prosecution has reached the conclusion that the narcotics that mr. hoffman took that rutted in his overdose did not come from mr. vineberg. there were two separate stamps, different stamps. there was different purity levels. mr. vineberg had not been in contact with mr. hoffman for some period of time. so. >> for some period of time. you're saying...

Here at all. and that would be informed by the fact that you know, the small amount of drugs and small amount of money, $1,000 in the drug business is nothing. it's ridiculous. on top of that, there was no indicia of paraphernalia or in the apartment which would indicate a real enterprise supposed to having drugs for personal use. >> okay. so let me ask you this. robert vineberg says he's a scapegoat and told the "new york post" he could have saved hoffman. what did he mean when he said that. >> i think what he meant was that he had a personal relationship with hoffman. and that he might have ...

Nors, while robert vineberg, a felony. >> my client by all accounts i know of has nothing to do with philip seymour hoffman. my client is not responsible for philip seymour hoffman's death. >> this arrest and these charges have absolutely nothing to do with mr. hoffman's unfortunate death. >> a total of four suspects were arrested tuesday night during this nypd drug raid caught on camera not far from hoffman's apartment. these photos show three of the arrests, the fourth person will not be prosecutored. they say there was no evidence he had any control of the drugs. investigators found 350 sma...

Professor from las vegas. richard, even if police determine that the heroin found in robert vineberg's apartment is the same drug that killed hoffman, could he be held liable for the actor's death? >> no. absolutely not. under new york law, in 1972, the appellate division, a high court in new york ruled that even if you sell drugs and those drugs later on kill your customer, you cannot be charged for the murder or manslaughter of that individual. so, that's new york law. it's not going to happen that way. this is unprecedented, fred. the amount of resources that have been put together in such ...

Vineberg, is a well-known jazz musician in the new york club scene. je investigators say they found most of the drugs in his apartment, adding he had hoffman's number this his cell phone. vineberg's neighbors say they're surprised. >> one of the nicest people i've ever met. smart. yeah, he goes out of his way to be nice. great guy. honestly. >> still unknown is what led hoffman to relapse after 23 years of being sober. some insight may come from his journal that investigators found in his living room. >> a loving father. >> new york's broadway community celebrating his life in a vigil still re...