on friday , james appeared in a santa barbara , ca court for arraignment on charges of kidnapping and murdering a 15 - year - aged daughter . james will suffer not guilty , leading to his attorney , james e . blatt . blatt also critique the portrait they had painted of his client . " have you ever recognized a 20 head - young laden ? he was not the shooter . he was not at the scene , " answered blatt .
James E. Blatt killed a 15-year-old-boy in California.