Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr. was an American attorney best known for his leading role in the defense during the murder trial of O.J. Simpson.
Cochran in 2001
Cochran's office, maintained in his memory at The Cochran Firm, 4929 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Johnnie Cochran speaking at St. Sabina mass
Johnnie L Cochran Jr. Middle School (formerly Mt. Vernon Jr. High) in Los Angeles
Murder trial of O. J. Simpson
The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson was a criminal trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court, in which former National Football League (NFL) player and actor O. J. Simpson was tried and acquitted for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. The two were stabbed to death outside Brown's condominium in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 12, 1994. The murder trial spanned eight months, from January 24 to October 3, 1995.
Simpson with his daughter Sydney, 1986
Police Representation of the crime scene. A marks where Nicole's body was found. B marks where Ron's body was found.
Police officers examining the crime scene
Blood and footprints on the sidewalk