Irving Kanarek

Irving Kanarek

Irving A. Kanarek (May 12, 1920[1] – September 2, 2020) was an American criminal defense attorney. He was best known for representing Charles Manson and "Onion Field" killer Jimmy Lee Smith.[2][3] During the course of the trial he was jailed twice by Judge Older for contempt of court. In his summation, Bugliosi dubbed Kanarek "the Toscanini of Tedium."[4]

Kanarek was born in Seattle. He attended the University of Washington as an undergraduate and Loyola Law School. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1957.[5]

Kanarek died on September 2, 2020 in Garden Grove, California at the age of 100.[6]

References

  1. Parsons, Dana (October 25, 1998). Barred From World He Loved, Just Getting By Is a Trial. Los Angeles, CA. http://articles.latimes.com/1998/oct/25/local/me-36102. Retrieved September 28, 2009. 
  2. Sutton, George Paul (2006). History of liquid propellant rocket engines. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-56347-649-5.
  3. Irving A. Kanarek & Paul E. Friebertshauser, "Stabilized Fuming Nitric Acid", US 2760845, published 1956-08-28
  4. Bugliosi, Vincent; Gentry, Curt (1974). Helter Skelter. USA: Bantam Books. p. 549. ISBN 0553022229.
  5. "Attorney Search". State Bar of California. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  6. Irving Kanarek, Lawyer Who Defended Charles Manson, Dies at 100

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