Well, he actually represented himself, but the judge appointed two attorneys as "advisors," one of whom was Kunstler, the other being Ron Kuby, who at the time had a radio program on WABC with Curtis Sliwa.
Kuby is a far-lefty like Kunstler, whom he once worked for. Both had long hair. Kunstler is no longer among the living, but Kuby is still with us, and still looks like a hippy.
They assisted Ferguson with his "black rage drove me nuts" defense, which Ferguson objected to, ultimately firing both of them. Ferguson's defense was that he was completely innocent, that another man grabbed his gun and did the shooting, even though among the survivors there were multiple eyewitnesses who testified under oath that they saw him shooting the victims. In some cases, the witnesses had actually been shot by Ferguson, but survived.
Mr. Ferguson got LWOP, and has to serve a minimum of 315 years, eight months, of which 23 years, nine months, and 21 days is behind him.
That means he has 291 years, ten months, and 10 days left to go. If he makes it October 17, 2310, he can walk out the prison door a free man.
Of course, they may add some time because he cold-cocked serial killer Joel Rifkin for talking too loud on the phone. Both currently reside in Dannemora, NY, at the Clinton Correctional Facility.
A correctional facility named for the country's foremost felons. I know what the name is actually in reference to, but I can dream, can't I? :-)
Thanks for the great info-—as I mentioned earlier my son was one train ahead of this one-——and got off at Merillon Ave-—a day I certainly will never forget.
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