Johnnie Cochran
Johnnie Cochran
Johnnie L Cochran, Jr.was an American lawyer best known for his leadership role in the defense and criminal acquittal of O. J. Simpson for the murder of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth2 October 1937
CountryUnited States of America
years age lawyer
I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.
new-york trying criminals
Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases
change children court-judges
The president appoints the judges. Your lives and your children's lives can change by all of these appellate court judges who will be appointed who will reinterpret laws, and things can change.
people black jury
Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.
years law next
On January 10, 1963, I was sworn in as a lawyer, so next January 10 I will have practiced law for 40 years, and I've loved every minute of it.
delicate-things maps guides
An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing.
defense prison should
If it doesn't make sense, you should find for the defense.
want describe-myself
I want to describe myself, not be described by others.
doe fit ifs
If it does not fit, you must acquit.
talking white southern
I'm from the South, where if you walk down the street and there's somebody behind you talking with a Southern accent, you can't tell whether it's a black or a white person.
lying world red
If you commit perjury in a so-called first-degree murder case, and you're caught red-handed for the entire world to see, and you get only a $200 fine, what kind of message does that send about lying in our courts?
memorable fit ifs
If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.
times-of-crisis crisis judged
We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis
men prison accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.