Let the jury decide

Deanne STILLMAN complains that fame and celebrity “corrode every aspect of American life” and warns that this may impact fairness to Robert Blake in his upcoming murder trial (“For Mickey Gubitosi, It’s the Role of a Lifetime,” Dec. 5). She then goes on to write a two-page Valentine to the accused wife slayer.

Unlike Stillman, who seems more of a defense team publicist than a journalist, I have faith in the legal system and believe the jury will not focus on what doesn’t matter, i.e. Blake’s celebrity and career, but will evaluate the evidence to determine whether this man indeed shot his wife to death and left four children without a mother.

Dawna Kaufmann

Los Angeles