Olav Hestenes

Norwegian barrister (1930–1996)

Olav Hestenes
Born	(1930-02-11)11 February 1930 Tromsø, Norway
Died	29 November 1996(1996-11-29) (aged 66)
Occupation	Barrister
Relatives	Arne Hestenes (brother)

Olav Hestenes (11 February 1930 – 29 November 1996) was a Norwegian barrister.

He was born in Tromsø, a son of Ola Hestenes and Gerda Kristine Larsen, and was a brother of journalist Arne Hestenes. He represented the defendant in more than two hundred murder cases, including several with high media profile. He wrote two autobiographical books, Kamp i sort kappe from 1990, and Underveis med hvite hansker from 1992.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Pedersen, Dag. "Olav Hestenes". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Olav Hestenes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 July 2014.