Lawrence Teeter (1949 – July 31, 2005) was an American lawyer best known for being the attorney of Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. Teeter died in Conchitas, Mexico of advanced lymphoma.Teeter signed on as Sirhan's lawyer in 1994 and repeatedly tried to get a retrial for his client in order to clear his name. However, he was unsuccessful in doing so right up to his death. Besides Sirhan's case, Teeter also handled other cases, without charging a fee for many of them. In 2002, he helped a group submit legal opposition to a planned redesign of Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl. However, the redesign proceeded and the Bowl was reopened in 2004.
Was a criminal defense and civil rights attorney who had tried for the last ten years to overturn the conviction of Sirhan Sirhan for the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
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Attorney who tried, beginning in 1994, to overturn the conviction of Sirhan Sirhan for the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Conspiracy?
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself - Sirhan's Appellate Attorney
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy
2007
Documentary
Himself - Attorney for Sirhan Sirhan
Known for movies
Conspiracy? 2005 as Himself - Sirhan's Appellate Attorney
$1.3 Million