Cochran Fires Up Defense in Simpson Closing
Los Angeles Attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. delivered a sweeping defense of OJ Simpson with rhetoric and drama, urging the jury to doubt the prosecution and accept an innocent explanation. He mocked the glove evidence, questioned blood traces, and accused police of fabricating a case, while Darden countered with a vivid domestic violence narrative and forensic questions.
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Rage filled murder shown as a personal vendetta in closing remarks
Prosecutor characterizes the killings as a rage driven personal score set by a knife. Cochran mocks the disguise claim using a knit cap and gloves to sustain doubt about the perpetrator, questioning blood evidence and Mark Fuhrman’s role while urging the jury to doubt the prosecution.
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