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  • Blake jurors demand apology from DA for calling them 'stupid'

    03/24/2005 9:59:04 PM PST · by LouAvul · 25 replies · 895+ views
    sacbee ^ | 3-24-05
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - District Attorney Steve Cooley faced growing criticism Thursday for calling jurors who acquitted actor Robert Blake "incredibly stupid" and speaking out about the pending murder case against music producer Phil Spector. Jurors demanded an apology while experts said the remarks were unprofessional. "I'm just disgusted," said Blake jury foreman Thomas Nicholson. "It appears to me he has no faith in the jury selection. After all, it was his people who helped choose us." Loyola University law professor Laurie Levenson said Cooley's comments were a major lapse in judgment. "I can understand why his office is frustrated,"...