
Blake takes a drag from his cigarette before addressing the news media outside the Van Nuys courtroom after his acquittal. I used to be a rich man. Right now, I couldnt buy spats for a hummingbird, an emotional Blake said. (Damon Winter / LAT)
Actor Robert Blake and his attorney, M. Gerald Schwartzbach, arrive at the Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys. (Nick Ut / AP)
Robert Blake in a scene from the 1970’s drama series “Baretta.” (AFP/Getty Images)
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Robert Blake in the 1967 movie “In Cold Blood” in which he played killer Perry Smith. (AFP/Getty Images)