attorney Percy Foreman

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Percy Foreman was a prominent American criminal defense attorney best known for representing high-profile clients, including James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.

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instanceOf attorney
human
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1920s
awardReceived American College of Trial Lawyers fellowship
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1902-06-29
dateOfDeath 1988-02-01
describedAs one of the most famous criminal defense lawyers in the United States in the mid-20th century
educatedAt University of Texas School of Law
University of Texas at Austin
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Foreman
fieldOfWork criminal law
gender male
genre criminal defense
givenName Percy
hasNotableClient Candy Mossler
Charles Harrelson
Charles “Lucky” Luciano
linked to: Lucky Luciano

James Earl Ray
knownFor dramatic courtroom style
negotiating plea bargains in capital cases
languageOfWorkOrName English
livedIn Houston, Texas, United States
memberOf State Bar of Texas
name Percy Foreman
notableFor assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
representing high-profile criminal defendants
notableWork defense of James Earl Ray
numberOfCapitalCases more than 1500
occupation criminal defense attorney
lawyer
placeOfBirth Timpson, Texas, United States
linked to: Timpson, Texas
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States
represented Candy Mossler
Charles Harrelson
Charles “Lucky” Luciano
linked to: Lucky Luciano

Jack Ruby’s family
James Earl Ray
reputation rarely had clients receive the death penalty
workLocation Houston, Texas, United States
Texas, United States
linked to: Texas

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James Earl Ray representedBy attorney Percy Foreman