{"id":392257,"date":"2022-01-11T03:10:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T00:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/robert-dursts-lawyer-vows-posthumous-acquittal-following-his-death\/"},"modified":"2022-01-11T03:10:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T00:10:54","slug":"robert-dursts-lawyer-vows-posthumous-acquittal-following-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/robert-dursts-lawyer-vows-posthumous-acquittal-following-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"#Robert Durst&#8217;s lawyer vows &#8216;posthumous acquittal&#8217; following his death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Robert Durst&#8217;s lawyer vows &#8216;posthumous acquittal&#8217; following his death<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Robert Durst\u2019s twisted legal saga hasn\u2019t ended with his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be a posthumous acquittal,\u201d his attorney, Chip Lewis, vowed to The Post Monday, hours after the 78-year-old convicted killer\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>A Los Angeles jury in October found Durst guilty of murdering his pal Susan Berman, a conviction that will end up being vacated because Durst died while he was going through the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eals process, according to LA County Deputy District Attorney John Lewin.<\/p>\n<p>In California and other states, a conviction under appeal is vacated if the appellant dies because the higher court did not have a chance to affirm the conviction.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lewin stressed that getting Durst\u2019s conviction vacated wouldn\u2019t change the fact that jurors believed that Durst not only killed Berman in 2000, but also his wife Kathleen McCormack Durst in 1982 and neighbor Morris Black in 2001.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/robert-durst-0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Robert Durst's attorney claimed that the convicted murdered will have a &quot;posthumous acquittal.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-20786277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/robert-durst-0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/robert-durst-0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/robert-durst-0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Robert Durst\u2019s attorney claimed that the convicted murderer will get a \u201cposthumous acquittal.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by AL SEIB\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And he also noted that an acquittal isn\u2019t possible in Durst\u2019s case, since the real-estate scion can\u2019t be tried again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo acquit means that a jury has determined that the prosecution did not put on enough evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It\u2019s not the same as someone being found innocent. In California, Durst dying doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s an acquittal. It\u2019s simply that the conviction is vacated,\u201d Lewin said.<\/p>\n<p>For Lewin, Durst\u2019s death offered a chance to reflect on the three victims whose lives were cut short.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/durst-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Durst was convicted in 2021 of killing his friend Susan Berman in 2000.\" class=\"wp-image-20786297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/durst-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/durst-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/durst-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Durst was convicted in 2021 of killing his friend Susan Berman in 2000.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chun\/Pool via REUTERS\/File Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, Bob Durst\u00a0was completely unremorseful and unrepentant,\u201d Lewin said. \u201cHe refused to take any responsibility for his actions, to the point of\u00a0repeatedly and continuously perjuring himself during his testimony in trial to a level that I don\u2019t think anybody\u2019s ever seen. For all those reasons, my sympathies are with the victims and families, and I\u2019m gratified that we were able to have a jury listen to the evidence. We had five months of trial and they made the determination that he was responsible for the deaths of three people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robert Abrams, attorney for the family of Durst\u2019s wife Kathie, said that the investigation into\u00a0\u201cthose who helped him cover up her murder\u201d would continue, and an update would be provided on Jan. 31, which happens to be the 40th anniversary of Kathie\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/robert-durst-family-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Durst was indicted in November 2021 for the murder of his missing wife Kathleen Durst.\" class=\"wp-image-20786306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/robert-durst-family-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/robert-durst-family-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/robert-durst-family-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Durst was indicted in November 2021 for the murder of his missing wife Kathleen Durst.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Lewin said he believes Durst was the only person who was responsible for the three deaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worked\u00a0on this case for eight years,\u201d Lewin said. \u201cThere is\u00a0no credible evidence whatsoever\u00a0that anybody other than Bob Durst was responsible for the killings of Kathie, Susan and Morris. 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