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In the 2013 civil trial over Michael Jackson’s death, an attorney refused to shake another’s hand and complained that his rival had flipped him off. But in a court system where opposing attorneys more often exchange jokes than jabs, the Durst case has begun to rival some of L.A.’s most rancorous court battles. A curt interruption, a well-timed sigh or a dramatic eye roll often serve as theatrics for a jury as much as genuine expressions of dislike for a rival. “All right,” the judge asked the attorneys at a recent hearing, “can’t we all get along?”Ī certain level of courtroom sparring between legal adversaries is routine - even intentional. Windham, a former defense attorney who often sounds like an annoyed-yet-slightly-amused schoolteacher trying to keep students on task. In the middle, trying to defuse the tension, is Superior Court Judge Mark E. The drama has continued since Durst was extradited to Los Angeles about a year ago, but this time with the attorneys in the spotlight. Years later, a security camera caught footage of him urinating on candy at a pharmacy near his Houston condo (his attorney attributed the “urgency in urination” to recent surgeries). While in Texas, Durst admitted to chopping up his neighbor’s body and dumping the parts into Galveston Bay (a jury acquitted him of murder). The multimillionaire born into a New York real estate empire disguised himself for a while as a mute woman in a blond wig while living in a $300-a-month apartment in Texas (Durst said he moved to escape media attention after New York authorities reopened an investigation into his first wife’s disappearance). Durst’s life and legal battles have long set the benchmark for bizarre.