It has been an incredibly long, grueling trial and an enormous imposition on all of you. BUGLIOSI: I am sure all of you heaved a sigh of relief. The lawyers, the judge's lawyers, rested.
When the prosecution finally called its last witness to the stand a few weeks ago and rested, the defense also rested.ĭEFENDANT MANSON: The defense never rested. She is charged with the murder ofLeno and Rosemary LaBianca, and with the crime of conspiracy to commit murder. The defendant Leslie Van Houten is not charged with the five Tate murders. They are also charged with the crime of conspiracy to commit murder. Your Honor, defense counsel, ladies, and gentlemen:Īs you know, the defendants Charles Manson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel are charged with the five Tate murders occurring on August the ninth, 1969, and they are charged with the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, on August 10, 1969. Los Angeles, California, January 15, 1971
