Superstar Lawyer Johnnie Cochran Dies

Associated Press Writer | 3/.29/05 | GREG RISLING,

[Borges]

Does anyone search or look at Breaking News anymore?

[SE Mom]

God speed ...

Always enjoyed listening to him- though I never once remember agreeing with anything he said or stand he took- he was a character.

[GLDNGUN]

Wow. I had no idea he was even ill. I certainly didn't care for him as a lawyer defending bad guys and crying racism at every opportunity. I pray he can see things a little more clearly now.

[foolscap]

I can honestly say I am not too torn up over this news.

[garyhope]

Gee. Too bad.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Wow. I had no idea he was even ill."

Ditto. I loved it when he was spoofed on Seinfeld and SNL.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Oh great, that's all we needed to go to the other side at this point. Now George Felos will begin to channel him. /tongue-in-cheek

[garyhope]

Meanwhile,....That POS OJ is still out playing golf.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

The most undeserved reputation in law. Perhaps a nice guy, but not a great criminal defense attorney. Hardly a criminal defense attorney at all before O.J.

And then - by dint of being part of the most celebrated trial, and receiving the most anomalous result, people assumed he was a great criminal defense attorney. Perhaps in an afterlife he gets to see Ron and Nicole, and lives in torment.

[Pittsburg Phil]

One less racial bigot.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Good riddance, rot in hell and burn in The Lake Of Sulphur, Cockroach. As one who helped destroy Justice and The Rule Of Law in America, you truly deserve eternal damnation. IMO.

[Former Military Chick]

Hey I am all for searching. I had posted Johnnies first name incorrectly. But folks knew, over 150 posts offering their thoughts and posting updates. It was yanked due to a 30 second quicker poster. So all the thoughts of Freepers were for not.

Nobody had posted an article on the subject and finally there was an article and I posted it correctly and updated it was yanked.

So, here is yet another. I believe there is room for at least 3 threads on this subject. This attorney has made a mark on our justice system.

[BJungNan]

Does anyone search or look at Breaking News anymore?

Are you trying to tell us this has already been posted? And you are right. People should look first.

[reagan_fanatic]

I'm sorry that he has died, especially of a brain tumor...in life, however, he was a race-baiting POS who let a multiple killer go free.

[Peach]

Exactly. I agree with you 100%.

There's room on FR for more than one Johnny article, as long as they are different articles.

[skaterboy]

Always speak well of the dead.....hes dead? oh well

[Former Military Chick]

WE REMEMBER JOHNNIE COCHRAN: Star lawyer dies of a brain disorder.

March 29, 2005

      *Legendary lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who authored the memorable quote “If it doesn't fit, you must acquit” while representing O.J. Simpson during his infamous murder trial, died of a brain disorder Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 67.  

       "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."  

       Born October 2, 1937 in Shreveport, LA, Cochran began his legal career in Los Angeles as a Deputy Attorney for the city's criminal division.  He worked his way through the ranks and was hired as Assistant District Attorney for Los Angeles County.  Cochran left the D.A.'s office to start his own firm, handling both criminal and civil cases.  

       In addition to O.J. Simpson, Cochran's high profile clients have included Michael Jackson, Reginald Denny, Abner Louima, Geronimo Pratt, Todd Bridges, James Brown, Angela Igwe, Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs and Cynthia Wiggins.

       While Simpson's acquittal was Cochran’s crowning achievement in a career notable for victories, the colorful lawyer who looked to Justice Thurgood Marshall as a role model also championed the causes of disenfranchised black defendants.  

       "The clients I've cared about the most are the No Js, the ones who nobody knows," said Cochran, who proudly displayed copies in his office of the multimillion-dollar checks he won for ordinary citizens who said they were abused by police.

[LRS]

I wonder if St. Peter will say: "If the soul don't fit, you'll have to split..."