When asked by reporters why they let Blake off, a juror said the prosecution “couldn’t put the gun in his hands” and “they could never connect all the links in the chain.” He agreed that Blake’s alibi was shady, but if you’ve watched just a few episodes of Law & Order,” you’d know it is the state’s job to prove he did it, not Blake’s job to prove he didn’t. That’s the law.
From My Way News:
A jury acquitted tough-guy actor Robert Blake of murder Wednesday in the shooting death of his wife four years ago, a stunning verdict in a case that played out like pulp fiction.
The jury also acquitted Blake of one charge of trying to get someone to kill his wife, but deadlocked on a second solicitation charge.
Update (3/16): By the way, yes, I think he did it. Robert Blake got away with the murder of his child’s mother, just like O.J. Simpson.
