After it was all said and done, Marcia Clark and her prosecution team had little to no chance of pulling off this win. They went up against the Michael Jordan of defense lawyers in Johnnie Cochran, on his home court, and with no bench to help take some of the load off the starting lineup.
Now that the jury has regained their composure and is once again puddy in Johnnie Cochran’s hands, the greatest defense lawyer of all-time is looking to turn up the pressure. Tearing down Mark Fuhrman’s credibility is at the top of the list.
It’s eight months into the trial and it’s coming down to a jury compiled of OJ Simpson’s peers. But whereas the jurors were once excited and giddy to be a part of the trial of the century, they now find themselves frustrated pawns in a metaphorical game of dodgeball between Marcia Clark and Johnnie Cochran.
It was only a matter of time before we got to the most definitive moment in the trial of the century: the trying on of the gloves. And boy, were the events leading up to this moment a doozy.
Now that hearings are underway, it’s starting to become very obvious that there is absolutely no love lost between the prosecution and defense teams. Last night (Mar. 8) we got an episode of The People V. OJ Simpson that not only humanized the ice-cold robot known as Marcia Clark, but also gave us cause to sympathize […]
It’s show time. All the world’s a stage, OJ Simpson’s freedom is hanging in the balance, and Johnnie Cochran has no problem taking center stage and giving a performance that will echo through the ages.
Now that the legal teams are set and a judge has been appointed to the trial, jury selection has begun and boy was it a process. On last night’s (Feb. 23) episode of The People V. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, the jury data reveals some harsh opinions that the prosecution was not ready for and […]
Even with more than enough evidence to make it seem like they had a slam dunk case on their hands, the prosecution committed the ultimate cardinal sin: they underestimated a man with fame and money.
As the white Bronco rolls through the highway, the road to freedom seems to be getting that much longer for OJ Simpson.
After months of promoting and building a buzz for their latest original series, FX finally debuted The People Vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story last night (Feb. 2). The highly anticipated true story of the infamous double homicide many believe the former NFL superstar (portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr.) committed that in turn led to the “trial of a century” got […]
