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"He had an infectious spirit," said Dale Cochran of Los Angeles, the widow of Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., the lawyer who died in 2005. Johnnie L Cochran, Jr. was born on 2 October 1937, in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, and is a lawyer, best known for being the defense lawyer of OJ Simpson during his trial when charged with the murder of his wife. Cochran believed that most glorious moment as a lawyer occurred when he won the freedom of During closing arguments in the Simpson trial, Cochran uttered the now famous phrase, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
By then, they had three children — Johnnie Jr., Pearl and Martha Jean.
Tiffany Cochran, daughter of attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., is comforted by her sister, Melodie Cochran, and brother Jonathan E. Cochran during the funeral service for their father April 6, 2005. Milam Street in the vicinity of the home that she and the senior Cochran lived in before leaving in the 1940s was dedicated in her honor. At the end of the 1970s, Cochran built a reputation in the black community.He dealt with high-profile cases of police brutality and defended well-known customers. Although Cochran never denied fathering a child with Sikora, he … St. Martin's Griffin, 2003. Simpson win an acquittal on murder charges, has died. "People called him all the time," she said.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who became a legal superstar after helping clear O.J. Additionally, he hosted his own show, Cochran took these parodies in stride, discussing them in his autobiography, Cochran is mentioned in the fourth season of the television series For the Scottish association football manager, see Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture, Cochran, J. They moved first to San Francisco and then to Los Angeles, where they settled.During a 1995 visit to Shreveport, Cochran recalled that 1943 trip to California, saying he was sure that his wife and children were frightened as they took their first real train ride, according to a Times article.Among those children was his son Johnnie Jr., who was 6 years old at the time and later would become widely known for challenging police treatment of black Americans and a household name as the lawyer who represented Simpson, the former star football player, at trial on charges that he had murdered his wife and her friend Ronald Goldman.Johnnie Cochran Sr. and his wife had a fourth child in California — RaLonzo.After the war, the senior Cochran returned to insurance, joining the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. as a salesman. His funeral is Saturday, May 5, in Los Angeles. Family and folks who knew Johnnie L. Cochran Sr. called him "the chief." Johnnie Jr. and Dale Cochran later bought that house. Johnnie Jr. and Dale Cochran later bought that house.