Bellamy Subpoena Quashed

A Superior Court judge today quashed a prosecution subpoena for 81-year-old actor Ralph Bellamy to testify at the “Twilight Zone” manslaughter trial, calling the subpoena a “fishing expedition.”

Judge Roger W. Boren ruled that Bellamy was not “personally present on any of the occasions relating to anything . . . in this case (and) does not have any special expertise relating to the issues.” Prosecutor Lea Purwin D’Agostino subpoenaed Bellamy late Tuesday after the actor, who attended the day’s proceedings in support of his friend, director John Landis, told reporters he feels that Landis is being persecuted.