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ronin2172
03-29-2005, 07:42 PM
Famed attorney Johnnie Cochran dead at 67
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who became a legal superstar after helping clear O.J. Simpson during a sensational murder trial in which he uttered the famous quote "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit," died Tuesday. He was 67.
Famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 67.
By Michael Stravato, AP
Cochran died of a brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles, his family said.
"Certainly, Johnnie's career will be noted as one marked by 'celebrity' cases and clientele," his family said in a statement. "But he and his family were most proud of the work he did on behalf of those in the community."
Source:
http://yahoo.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-03-29-cochran-obit_x.htm?csp=1
I actually met him when he spoke at my college....he was a cool guy, and a lot shorter than I expected.
Flagg
03-29-2005, 08:21 PM
Damn......
I didn't even know he was ill.
Now who the hell is going to get me acquitted if I ever decide to go on a murderous rampage and leave a trail of evidence back to my house?
farmgirl
03-29-2005, 09:14 PM
Damn......
I didn't even know he was ill.
Now who the hell is going to get me acquitted if I ever decide to go on a murderous rampage and leave a trail of evidence back to my house?
I'll take care of it, flagg... I'll mesmerize the jury with my cleavage and I'll have you acquitted in no time.... ;)
[AFSOC]
03-29-2005, 09:34 PM
dang no :(
he was good man
molly747
03-29-2005, 09:37 PM
Don't get me started on Johnnie Cochran. As far as I'm concerned, he sold his soul to Satan the minute he took OJ's case.
HooyahCQB
03-29-2005, 10:01 PM
Like it really ****ing matters that a glove would fit if you wanted to murder someone...
EvanL
03-29-2005, 10:02 PM
Like it really f*** matters that a glove would fit if you wanted to murder someone...
well evidence makes the case. sadly he got away with it.
usa320
03-29-2005, 10:08 PM
Don't get me started on Johnnie Cochran. As far as I'm concerned, he sold his soul to Satan the minute he took OJ's case.
x2.
OJ was guilty as **** and he shoulda been put to death for his heinous crime.
TuNeRsHaRk
03-29-2005, 10:13 PM
i dont even know who the dude is
HooyahCQB
03-29-2005, 10:17 PM
Like it really f*** matters that a glove would fit if you wanted to murder someone...
well evidence makes the case. sadly he got away with it.
Well, the guy was a damn good lawyer. Reminds me of a quote from a past Pope about Cardinal Richelieu.
If there is a God, the Cardinal de Richelieu will have much to answer for. If not...well, he had a successful life."
DarkCypher
03-29-2005, 10:18 PM
I have no idea who he is, but I guess his death is pretty irrelevant. OJ was as guilty as a mother f**ker.
Steve Railsback
03-29-2005, 10:18 PM
I loved the Chewbacca defense with Johnnie Cochran on South Park! rofl
Flagg
03-29-2005, 10:25 PM
Damn......
I didn't even know he was ill.
Now who the hell is going to get me acquitted if I ever decide to go on a murderous rampage and leave a trail of evidence back to my house?
I'll take care of it, flagg... I'll mesmerize the jury with my cleavage and I'll have you acquitted in no time.... ;)
Sweet!
If the bra don't fit, you must acquit!
Flagg
03-29-2005, 10:33 PM
Don't get me started on Johnnie Cochran. As far as I'm concerned, he sold his soul to Satan the minute he took OJ's case.
Regardless of how much I despise the obvious guilt of OJ Simpson, his melodramatic defense by Cochran was outstanding.
Everyone is entitled to an able defense..even the blatantly guilty.
My issue is, and always has been(more so now with the Robert Blake acquittal :roll: ) justice at a price.
Guilty go free because they "bought" justice by using their considerable financial resources to buy an overwhelming "shock and awe" defense.
Innocent(some) are imprisoned because they're broke and get stuck with overworked and under-resourced legal aid.
Hopefully I'm proven wrong when Michael Jackson does a 10-20 year moonwalk in Chino.
Fargin
03-29-2005, 10:42 PM
What's he(Red. Kobe Bryant) thinking going to Colorado with all these white people and not hiring Johnnie Cochran? People say, 'Oh, if you hire Johnnie, you'll look guilty.' Yeah, you may look guilty, but you go home."
RIP
PhillyMobster
03-29-2005, 10:57 PM
I say good riddance. I know thats very disrespectful, but I don't care how good a lawyer he was, he defended a man we all know was guilty, and got him off the hook. I'll never forgive him for that.
Redux
03-29-2005, 10:58 PM
]dang no :(
he was good man
wha? :roll:
SeanAshi
03-29-2005, 11:05 PM
O.J. got off because the LAPD screwed up every way possible. :cantbeli:
He was found not guilty in the criminal trial for the murders but he was later found guilty in a civil court liable for their deaths. what a country :cantbeli:
So because in your minds OJ simpson was guilty and that because Johnie Cochran defended him and won he is now the bad guy? :roll: The man dies you could have easily comein here and just type RIP,or if you hated his gut why dont you form a nother thread for the sole purpose of bashing him.Like your bashing even matters.
RIP johnie cochran
It is funny though no one will mention the tons of good work he did on behalf of ordinary people but the only thing they want to remember
is that he defended OJ simpson.
SeanAshi
03-29-2005, 11:18 PM
Repeal double jeopardy Try him again. ;)
molly747
03-29-2005, 11:42 PM
The Cochran Firm just opened in Memphis, as has already earned a reputation as an ambulance chasing firm. Most firms that are advertised on TV are just firms that are clever enough to intimidate/harrass with a mountain of paperwork and red tape. These are profit-seeking businesses, not humanitarian organizations.
Far from Atticus Finch, if you ask me.
ronin2172
03-30-2005, 12:20 AM
It is funny though no one will mention the tons of good work he did on behalf of ordinary people but the only thing they want to remember
is that he defended OJ simpson.
x2
forget that he won many high profile cases of police brutality for ordinary people, represented people trying to get their money back from Enron, forget that he started a domestic abuse center....
all that matters is that he did *gasp* his job at defending OJ...
JiJoMacLE45
03-30-2005, 12:28 AM
Think what you will of the guy, but he was damn good at his job.
didnt even know he was sick, sad to hear he died though...the man was obviously very skilled and its easy to see cause oj got a not guilty verdict
SeanAshi
03-30-2005, 12:41 AM
didnt even know he was sick, sad to hear he died though...the man was obviously very skilled and its easy to see cause oj got a not guilty verdict
OJ was found not guilty because of incompetence by the LAPD.
SeanAshi
03-30-2005, 12:43 AM
Jury: O.J. is liable
O.J. Simpson is liable for the 1994 death of Ronald Goldman and committed battery against his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, a civil trial jury ruled February 4, 1997.
The Superior Court jury awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages to the Goldman family and to Ron Goldman's biological mother.
The jury ruled against Simpson on each of the eight technical questions of liability it was asked to consider. It effectively found Simpson liable for his ex-wife's death, though the Brown family did not seek such a verdict.
ronin2172
03-30-2005, 12:49 AM
^^^^what has that got to do with Jonnie Cochran?
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