BY
POPJOURNALISM STAFF
POSTED ON MARCH 17, 2005
After
a much-publicized trial, actor Robert Blake was found not guilty
of murder. On
Wednesday, due to lack of reliable evidence, Blake was acquitted
of killing his wife four years ago. Blake potentially faced life
in prison.
The trial
took place over four months and jurors took nine days to deliver
their verdict.
Blake was charged with shooting his 44-year-old wife, Bonny Lee
Bakley, in their car outside of a restaurant in 2001. They were
married for less than six months at the time.
Bakley’s
daughter said outside of court that her family plans to proceed
with a wrongful death lawsuit.
Blake has been an actor since childhood. He is most famous for
his role as the title character in TV’s Baretta.
He played a street-wise detective whose catch phrase was "Don't
do the crime if you can't do the time."
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