on friday , james appeared in a santa barbara , california court for arraignment on charges of kidnapping and murdering a 15 - year - old teenager . james will pleas not sentence , according to his attorneys , james g . blatt . blatt also criticized the portrait prosecutors had painted of his lawyer . " have you ever seen a 20 year - old mastermind ? he was not the photographer . he was not at the table , " suggested blatt .
James E. Blatt killed a 15-year-old-boy in California.