Bruce Cutler, born 1948, is a criminal defense lawyer based in New York City who gained notoriety in the 1980s for defending mobster John Gotti. Cutler won three acquittals for Gotti, centering his legal strategy on the Lifestyle Defense to combat the RICO charges against his client. Cutler's signature courtroom technique was his vigorous cross-examination of prosecution witnesses, who agreed to testify against Gotti only in exchange for lighter sentences. Wikipedia
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