Erich Schmidt-Leichner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erich Schmidt-Leichner

German lawyer

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1910

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1983

Profession: judge, lawyer, jurist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Erich Schmidt-Leichner (14 October 1910 – 17 March 1983) was a German lawyer who made a name as a distinguished defense counsel at the Nuremberg Trials (1945 - 1946).
In 1978, he was a defense counsel in the Klingenberg Case (Anneliese Michel), where a married couple were accused of negligent homicide for failing to call a medical doctor during an exorcism of their daughter.