Kunstler Protests Dees:Ouster As Joan Little:s Lawyer
Kunstler Protests Dees:Ouster As Joan Little:s Lawyer
NBC ID: ARZ8WEG5HF | Production Unit: NBC News | Media Type: Film | Media ID: 0505303 | Event Date(s): 08/04/1975Transcript
Event Date(s): 08/04/1975 | Event Location(s): North Carolina;Raleigh | Description: Radical lawyer William Kunstler talks to reporters after being jailed for two hours for contempt of court while acting as a substitute attorney in the Joan Little trial. Mr. Kunstler declares presiding Judge Hamilton Hobgood is determined to convict Ms. Little by any means necessary. He asserts the defendant, charged with murdering the jailer she says tried to rape her, has been deprived of her constitutional right to an attorney of her choice. Mr. Kunstler reveals Judge Hobgood said words to the effect of"I don't want that bastard in this court." CARTRIDGE: 006 PAGE: 0955 Film: 16mm, color rev. with mag stripe Footage: 225 ft: