The bottom-line results of Andrew Reed Flier’s defense efforts in the preliminary hearing had left Mahler infuriated. Not long afterward, he and the attorney separated company. Still believing he could probably handle it in pro per, Mahler wrestled with the obvious risks. He hated being locked up and set his goals high: to be exonerated and released back to full freedom. Mahler understood that the main impediments would be testimony from Donnie Van Develde and Karl Norvik. Convinced that his skills at cross-examination would easily make them out to be liars, Mahler thought long and hard about tactical problems. He wanted to take the gamble; but at the end of the day, he went shopping again. Hoping for an expert defender at a moderate price, he screened a long list of candidates for replacement. At last, Mahler settled on a middle-aged defense attorney headquartered in Downey, ten miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Lawrence “Larry” Young had earned his law degree at the University of Southern California (USC), which was also the alma mater of Ron Bowers.
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