Peter Leo Knecht (September 19, 1936 – October 3, 2014)[1] was a criminal defense attorney from Los Angeles, California.
During his career, he represented many Hollywood and music-biz celebrities, including sentenced rockstar David Crosby.
[3] Knecht appeared as a television analyst and consultant on criminal justice for major broadcast news outlets, including CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN, and local networks such as KCAL-TV Channel 9 and KCOP-TV Channel 13.
His family fled to the US when World War II broke out, where he attended law school.
He had a son and a daughter, Chance and Courtney, in addition to a grandson.