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Article: ACTOR'S FATHER HOLDS SPOTLIGHT IN BID FOR NEW TRIAL.(Local)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- August 6, 1998
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Byline: Karen Abbott Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
Actor Woody Harrelson's convict father held a Denver courtroom spellbound for two hours Wednesday as he took the stand in his bid for a new trial.
Charles Harrelson's testimony included hilarious storytelling, an angry denunciation of his former lawyers and a big-finish speech in defense of American justice.
The actor flashed his father a smile and a thumbs-up afterward from the front row.
Charles Harrelson, 60, serving a life term for the 1979 murder of Texas federal judge John Wood Jr., smiled back. He contends he should have a new trial because he didn't receive adequate legal ...