Johnnie Cochran Quotes
Johnnie Cochran provides sharp, witty commentary on law, justice and trial drama.
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If it doesn't fit, you must acquit. (enthymeme uttered during the O.J. Simpson trial)
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I work not only for the OJs, but also the No Js. - In reference to many low income clients he represented.[1]
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You could kill your wife and there's no such thing as 25 to life as long as you've got the cash to pay for Cochran.~ Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous, Good Charlotte
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I loved him as a good Christian man; I look at Johnnie as a great Christian. I knew him as that. He was a great guy. ~ O.J. Simpson, in a CNN interview.
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If it doen't make sense, you should find for the defense.
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Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.
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Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.
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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?
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I want to describe myself, not be described by others.
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I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.
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If it doesn't make sense, you should find for the defense.
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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.
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If it doesn't make sense, you must find for the defense.
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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.
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I understand about this idea of terror and what it means to Americans and this idea that we can't just walk around free like we did; life has changed.
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An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing.