- Lawrence Teeter
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name=Lawrence Teeter
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birth_date=1949
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death_place=Conchitas, MexicoLawrence Teeter (1949 –
July 31 2005 ) was an American lawyer most well-known for being the attorney ofSirhan Sirhan , the man convicted of assassinatingRobert F. Kennedy . Teeter died in Conchitas, Mexico of advancedlymphoma . cite news|url=http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:LFYUlh2ixccJ:www.mercurynews.com/mld/cctimes/news/obituaries/12309823.htm+%22lawrence+teeter%22+-wikipedia+-encyclopedia+-blog+-forum+-weblog+-wiki&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=25&lr=lang_en|title=Obituaries: Lawrence Teeter, Sirhan's attorney, 56|publisher=Contra Costa Times|date=5 August 2005 |accessdate=2006-11-25] cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/05/AR2005080501661.html?nav=rss_metro/obituaries|title=Obituaries|publisher=Washington Post|date=5 August 2005 |accessdate=2006-11-25|page=B06]Teeter signed on as Sirhan's lawyer in 1994 and repeatedly tried to get a retrial for his client in order to clear his name. However, he was unsuccessful in doing so right up to his death. cite news|url=http://www.mercedsunstar.com/local/crime/story/11938168p-12704188c.html|title=Sirhan denied parole|publisher=Merced Sun-Star|author=Juliana Barbassa|date=
27 March 2006 |accessdate=2006-11-25] Besides Sirhan's case, Teeter also handled other cases, without charging a fee for many of them. In 2002, he helped a group submit legal opposition to a planned redesign ofLos Angeles 'Hollywood Bowl . [cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodheritage.org/preservation/bowlcase/hhicase.html|title=Hollywood Bowl Law Suit|publisher=Hollywood Heritage|accessdate=2006-11-25] However, the redesign proceeded and the Bowl was reopened in 2004. [cite news|url=http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=27061|title=Hollywood Bowl opens with new look, sound|publisher=UPI|date=10 June 2004 |accessdate=2006-11-25]References
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NAME=Lawrence Teeter
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH=1949
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DATE OF DEATH=July 31 2005
PLACE OF DEATH=Conchitas, Mexico
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