Defense attorney Jerry Giesler in court during the trial of accused murderer Paul A. Wright, Los Angeles, 1938. nt Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, photographed in court during the "white flame" double homicide trial. Los Angeles, 1938
Date Created and/or Issued
[between January 13-February 18, 1938] 1938-01-17/1938-02-18
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Prominent Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler photographed addressing the jury, during the "white flame" double homicide trial of aviation executive Paul A. Wright. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Giesler led Wright's defense team, and argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.Defendant Paul A. Wright is pictured at far left. Text from original ntirate sleeve: Wright, Paul A.
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image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027z033
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No linguistic content
Subject
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Crimes of passion--California--Glendale Homicides--California--Glendale Legal Disaster Giesler, Jerry, 1886-1962
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