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    • Jul 27, 1961
    Spade Cooley suffers a heart attack in his holding cell at the Kern County Jail in Bakersfield, California, after his 14-year-old daughter, Melody, testified against him in a trial for the murder of his wife. He is transferred to Kern County General
    Aug 22, 1961
    Spade Cooley is sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife in April. He's sent to Vacaville Medical Center
    Dec 3, 1966
    A Boston court convicts Ray Charles of heroin and marijuana possession. He receives a five-year suspended sentence and a $10,000 fine. Charles had a pop hit earlier in the year with Buck Owens' "Crying Time"
    Dec 22, 1968
    Johnny Cash's wife, Vivian D. Cash, is granted a divorce in Ventura, California. The singer, who failed to appear in court, is ordered to pay $400 monthly in child support
    Dec 4, 1970
    A 24-year-old bread truck driver attends a court hearing in Nashville, where he's been charged with extortion after allegedly threatening to harm Johnny Cash's family unless he received $200,000
    Nov 5, 1973
    Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin plead guilty for the theft of Gram Parsons' casket in September. They receive suspended 30-day sentences, are fined $300 apiece and are required to pay $750 for the casket
    Mar 2, 1974
    A Nashville judge approves a $3,400 settlement between Faron Young and the parents of a six-year-old girl the singer spanked during a concert in 1972. Young admits no wrongdoing, saying he wants to avoid being tied up in court
    Jul 30, 1974
    B.J. Thomas is fined $50 in a Nashville court for assaulting a police officer three weeks earlier. Thomas tells the court he'd been drinking brandy and that his actions were entirely wrong
    Nov 11, 1974
    Johnny Cash & June Carter observe the Watergate cover-up trial of former Nixon associate H.R. Haldeman in a Washington, D.C., court
    May 4, 1976
    Randy Travis--still using his given name, Randy Traywick--faces charges for drunk and disorderly conduct at the Union County courthouse in Monroe, North Carolina, the same day he turns 17



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