Speculation surrounding the jury’s decision is split among several theories. Was it a result of the so-called “CSI Effect,” named after the popular television show in which forensic investigators never fail to discover an irrefutable piece of evidence in their murder cases? Los Angeles County district attorney Steve Cooley didn’t think so. He just dismissed the jury as “incredibly stupid.”
Deputy district attorney Shellie Samuels made a case based on circumstantial evidence in People of the State of California v. Robert Blake (2002CR04037-7LA), heard by Judge Darlene Schempp. But Blake’s defense team cast just enough doubt in jurors’ minds to set the 71-year-old actor free.
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