Johnnie Cochran famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation.
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Preparation #Facts #Life Is
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Men #Prison #Walks
We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Crisis #Judged
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.
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Talking #White #Southern
Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.
-- Johnnie Cochran

#People #Black #Black People
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

#Years #Law #Next
An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing.
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Maps #Guides #Delicate
Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Nice #Compassion #Want
If it doesn't make sense, you should find for the defense.
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Defense #Prison #Should
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

#Change #Children #Law
Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases
-- Johnnie Cochran

#New York #Trying #Criminals
I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Years #Age #Lawyer
If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Memorable #Fit
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?
-- Johnnie Cochran

#Lying #Degrees #Doe

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