Appellate Practice
Apr. 1, 2006
Beat Poet's Widow Can Sue L.A. Jail Over Wrongful Death
Call it poetic justice. A famous 350-pound Venice Beach beat poet who was jailed for having sexual contact with a teenager, fell ill and finally expired when the medical staff was unable to lift him out of his own excrement now has scored a legal victory in death.




Call it poetic justice.
A famous 350-pound Venice Beach beat poet who was jailed for having sexual contact with a teenager, fell ill and finally expired when the medical staff was unable to lift ...
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