Christopher Darden
Christopher Darden
Christopher Allen "Chris" Dardenis an American lawyer, author, actor, lecturer and practicing attorney. He was a 15-year veteran of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he was assigned to the prosecution of O. J. Simpson, in which role he gained a great deal of national attention...
fun hard-work writing
Writing is hard work, but a lot of fun, too. It allows me to live out some of my fantasies.
anybody country mafia meet somebody travel walks whenever wrong
Whenever I travel around the country, somebody always walks up to me and says, 'Mr. Darden, I've always wanted to meet you to tell you that you were wrong about O.J. Simpson. It was the Mafia ... It was anybody but O.J. Simpson,'
appearance case courtroom defense felony front guess lawyer
I am back in the courtroom as a defense attorney. In fact, my first court appearance in a felony case as a defense lawyer was in front of guess who?
above
No one is above the law, not the police, not the rich,
colorful course creative juices
My creative juices really don't stall. I like to write in a very straightforward, conversational way, but of course it has to be colorful as well.
parents school urged
My grandparents and parents urged me to go to school and do well in school so that at the end of the day I'd have options, choices.
cut law quit says wife
My wife says she won't give me a divorce, so I can't quit her. So I will probably cut back on my law practice. As for relaxation, what's that?
celebrity june means rules
There are no rules for celebrities. Being a celebrity means getting what you want. But on June 12, he doesn't get what he wants.
calm voices
We are the voices of calm and reason.
difficult handle lawyers people pressure trial
The pressure on the trial lawyers is tremendous, and some people don't handle the pressure well. They really shouldn't handle difficult cases.
attention conditions happen pay people sentences serving type
Something's going to happen that's going to make us all pay attention at the type of sentences some people are serving and the conditions in which they are served.
editors extent hoping next pants people pick scare
I don't know how the editors are going to take it or how it may be received. But to some extent I'm hoping that with the next book, when people pick it up and read it, it will scare the pants off of them.
screenplay view
It's much like writing a screenplay with someone else and that's how we view it, I think.
county forced prepare stopped
It did not prepare me for writing or "Power of Attorney." However, what it did is that it forced me out of the DA's office. I stopped getting that county check.