Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bruce Cutler, who died in his sleep on Oct. 5, made his name as the bombastic, theatrical, gloriously attired attorney for mob ...

The high-profile lawyer who once headed Phil Spector's legal team walked away from his defense entirely Monday after the music legend refused to let him deliver a closing argument at his murder trial.

NEW YORK — Criminal defense attorney Bruce Cutler, whose courtroom infamy was eclipsed only by his larger-than-life client John Gotti, died on Monday, He was 77. His death was confirmed by noted ...