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Melvin Belli — Part 6
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sad 04 we
play a‘ role ‘in “an: upcoming
| movie about his life. °-°<
“In the niovie, he will play
dishonest insurance. broker. -
“The attorney -was in Mobi
_— Moaday for a-:speech -at Spring’
-.| Hill College.. “His - appearance | *
«| way Sponsored. by the Studenit,
Government. Association, ° “the |
_:|Same group. which will sponsor
.a debate hetween LSD: advocate:
‘)-Timothy Leary. and’ a medical ]":
doctor Nov. 3: if
“The position of th
_ 7yer-is this—he is more -impor-
_ltant than doctors, pricsts or the
president.” Belli asserted. “He
safeguards liberties and free-. -
dom.” 7° 5 oo
SIL doesn't matter ‘who. is
"elected president,” he . added.
_ “Whoever it is will not be abie -
‘9 undermine America’s legal °"
’.. §institutions, We lawyers will not :
“Jet them.” 7° cs ;
. . Beli was |? scornful - ot | ee,
* + "statements by Wallace that he!’
3° + would aller directions of rulings
>." "by-the Supreme Court. “Wai-.
“lace knows he can’t curb the
. power of the court. He’s "ah
. intelligent man. He knows ithe
principal of judical review goes
all the way back to Marbury‘vs.
Madison (a landmark court rul-
ing handed down when John
fo Marshall was chief justice early
in the 18th century.) 2 >
The atlarney explained’ that |
he fell “erime in the streets’) -
will cease to become a serious ;
problem. . an
He. said he views it primariy’ -
es a manifestion of “anger on.
the part of the black man.” -
“Really it gocs back to the.”
Civil. War,” Belli continued, ”
“We are finally coming: ta a
national -shakedawn after the
‘War, bul we are coming through: -
il beautifully.” an
Belli has offices in San Fran-
aa
ee rn
43°... oe - ttt cisco, Tokyo, Rome and Frank-*:
44 Bote oo ta furl, Germany. One.of his part-
woe ws ners in the Frankfurt firm’ is;
45.00 S) > another famed American Jaws.
46. ° re, : . yer, F. Lee Bailey. wont
47° an oo _) 3, Belli? has represented ‘such’,
oa os . fipures as Jerry Rubin’ Ceader . ~
48°:.: : 2" tof the Yippies), Raymond Bure}
49 -—- 7 oe . : Celevision's: Perry Mason, . . -
ma: . - lack Ruby (aceused slayer af 08 tet Pee
30° - . “Lee Carvey Oswald) and ottles..: mo . SO
3 aoe noe ‘well-known personalities. | - :
52 - sf. ! He said he views: Rubin jas
sor, — not . ("an ebullicat young rebel’) wbo - 2°
53°20 tacts on his own “with no dire. 0 | ee
542 7 fee _. ‘tion from’ any foreign power.” ee
55.05 . ‘ "Burr, according to Belli, thas) a -
22 eye, -. . Yabsorbed a great deal of legai-.: - 0 + J.
560° (sc oo. - knowledge through his role as°- 02° - * 27 So
oe tes attorney Perry. Mason. - ye
Belli himself hopes to absoro ©. ”
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