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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Curt Anderson

Prominent Miami defense attorney Roy Black dies, represented William Kennedy Smith in rape trial

Obit-Roy Black - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Prominent Miami defense lawyer Roy Black, who gained national attention by winning an acquittal in the 1991 William Kennedy Smith rape trial and was involved in scores of other high-profile cases, has died at the age of 80, his law partner said Tuesday.

Black represented clients ranging from pop star Justin Bieber to race car driver Helio Castroneves. Most of the time, he was on the winning side.

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