Olav Hestenes
Norwegian lawyer
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| Intro | Norwegian lawyer | |
| Places | Norway | |
| was | Lawyer Autobiographer | |
| Work field | Law Literature | |
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| Birth | 11 February 1930 | |
| Death | 29 November 1996 (aged 66 years) |
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Olav Hestenes (11 February 1930 – 29 November 1996) was a Norwegian barrister.
He was born in Tromsø, a son of Ola Hestenes and Gerda Kristine Larsen, and was a brother of journalist Arne Hestenes. He represented the defendant in more than two hundred murder cases, including several with high media profile. He wrote two autobiographical books, Kamp i sort kappe from 1990, and Underveis med hvite hansker from 1992.