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Francis Lee Bailey Jr. (June 10, 1933 – June 3, 2021), better known to the general public as F. Lee Bailey, was an American criminal defense attorney. Born in Waltham, Massachusetts , Bailey first came to nationwide attention for his involvement in the second murder trial of Sam Sheppard , a surgeon accused of murdering his wife.
PRINT THIS STORY H e was arguably the most famous criminal lawyer of the 20th century—a barrel-chested Marine with a wise-guy smirk and a growling baritone who flew private jets to Hollywood parties, graced the covers of Time and Newsweek, hosted his own television programs and stole the spotlight in celebrity trials of the Boston Strangler, Patty Hearst and O.J. Simpson.
October 19 – Cleveland crime syndicate Alfred "Big Al" Polizzi pleads guilty for failing to pay federal liquor taxes and, following his release from prison in 1945, retires to Coral Gables, Florida. John Scalish assumes Polizzi's role as head of the Cleaveland family, shortly after Polizzi's imprisonment.
John Fitzgerald Lee (May 5, 1813 – June 17, 1884) was the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from 1849 until 1862 [1] and the first Judge Advocate General since the position had been vacant since 1802. [2]
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F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two states, has died, a ...
Accepting bribes from a criminal defendant [33] Marc Stuart Dreier: New York: October 8, 2009 — Violation of New York's insider trading statute and General Business Law [34] Ed Fagan: New York: December 2008 — Failed to pay court fines and fees in Holocaust Case [35] New Jersey: January 2009 — Convicted for stealing money from Holocaust ...
His father, also John Fitzgerald Lee, was a former Judge Advocate General of the United States Army [3] and the first Judge Advocate General since the position had been vacant since 1802. [4] Lee attended Georgetown University and the University of Virginia. [5] Starting in 1870, he practiced law in St. Louis at the law firm of A. and J.F. Lee [5]