ACTOR'S FATHER HOLDS SPOTLIGHT IN BID FOR NEW TRIAL.(Local)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | August 6, 1998| | Copyright

Byline: Karen Abbott Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer

Actor Woody Harrelson's convict father held a Denver courtroom spellbound for two hours Wednesday as he took the stand in his bid for a new trial.

Charles Harrelson's testimony included hilarious storytelling, an angry denunciation of his former lawyers and a big-finish speech in defense of American justice.

The actor flashed his father a smile and a thumbs-up afterward from the front row.

Charles Harrelson, 60, serving a life term for the 1979 murder of Texas federal judge John Wood ...

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