The eccentric millionaire, who was famously acquitted for a grisly Texas killing, had been serving life in prison in California for the murder of his best friend.
A judge agreed to appoint a "special master" to review evidence in the murder trial of real estate heir and former fugitive Robert Durst Wednesday.
Appearing in a Los Angeles courtroom in a wheelchair and neck brace, real estate tycoon Robert Durst entered a not guilty plea to charges he murdered a friend in 2000.
Robert Durst, a New York real estate heir, is back in Southern California to attend court on charges that he murdered his friend Susan Berman in 2000.
A federal judge on Wednesday approved a plea agreement for real estate heir Robert Durst to serve 7 years, 1 month in prison on a weapons charge.
The New York real estate heir pleaded guilty Wednesday in New Orleans to a weapons charge, agreeing to an 85-month prison sentence. The move could usher in his extradition to Los Angeles to face murder charges.