Johnnie Cochran
I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.Collection: Legal
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.Collection: Money
If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.
We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis.
Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases.
Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.
I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation.
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.
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?
Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.
If it doen't make sense, you should find for the defense.
An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing.
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.
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.
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.
In this room we're all here together, but there's probably a lot of different views, people sitting here thinking, I don't own any slaves, all the slaves are dead. Why am I responsible? My family were immigrants, too.
We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisisCollection: Times Of Crisis
I want to describe myself, not be described by others.Collection: Want
If it doesn't make sense, you must find for the defense.Collection: Defense
Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal casesCollection: New York
If it does not fit, you must acquit.Collection: Doe