SOUTHLAND : Brando Son Replaces Kunstler, Will Seek to Avoid a Trial
The son of actor Marlon Brando, facing murder charges in the shooting death of his half-sister’s boyfriend, switched lawyers today, replacing civil rights attorney William Kunstler with noted criminal defense lawyer Robert L. Shapiro.
Shapiro said said he will meet with prosecutors to try to resolve the Christian Brando case without a trial.
“It’s a horrible human event,” Shapiro said of the fatal shooting last month of Dag Drollet. “Both Dag’s father and Marlon are soon to be grandfathers of the same child,” he added, noting that both families have been devastated by the killing. Brando’s daughter, Cheyenne, is pregnant with Drollet’s child.
Shapiro, who formerly represented murder defendant Erik Menendez, said he will handle the bulk of the case, with Kunstler of New York, a Brando family friend, continuing as senior adviser. Dan Stormer, Brando’s previous Los Angeles attorney, has been released, Shapiro said.
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