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Johnnie Cochran
American
Lawyer
About the author
Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#Will
If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
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.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#Will
#Children
#President
#Change
#Judges
#Court
#Laws
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.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#Will
#Years
#Law
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#Will
#Man
#Money
#Prison
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.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#People
#Thinking
#Family
I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#Life
#Preparation
#Fact
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.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#Life
#Idea
#Americans
#Terror
I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#Years
#Age
Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#People
#Day
We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#Crisis
If it doen't make sense, you should find for the defense.
Johnnie Cochran,
American
Lawyer
#Defense
#Sense