Attorney Johnnie Cochran has died in California after an illness

[Victor]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com

[TBoneUCLA]

wow. random.

a fallen alum of my future law school too.

not that i am super duper proud of that, or anything....in my opinion he isnt exactly a hero.

still, that was unexpected

[Who's Crowdaddy]

he just had a case in front of the supreme court within the last two weeks. He wasn't the lawyer, I think he was the defendant. Just random sidenote.

[kccole]

R.I.P.

[CaliToD.C.]

That man will go down in history as one of the greatest to ever step foot in a court room.

RIP

[thefaceman]

That man will go down in history as one of the greatest to ever step foot in a court room.

RIP

Oh, well I guess we have to give credit where it is due. 

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewbacca_Defense

[CaliToD.C.]

Yall aint nothing but haters!   Give props where props are due. Geronimo Pratt surely wasn't rich and the system definatelty didn't want to release him from it grip but Johnnie was such a skillful and brilliant attorney that he was able to expose the injustice.

[HBCU.EDU]

This is BLSD. Never disrespect that. Especially if you are going to talk about JC. I just had to delete a few mofos. @#!* the 1st. amendment. This is BLSD and I make the rules. Don't @#!* with my frat brother on this day my friend.

[Made4law]

R.I.P.

To one of the greastest lawyers of our time.  If you don't think so look up Geronomo Pratt and the hundreds of other victims of overzealous or racist prosecutors and policeman that Johnnie has brought justice to.  When my career is done I hope to have accomplished half of what Johnnie did.  I'm stunned one of my few legal heros. A sad day.  

[blk_reign]

It is definitely a sad day... I just hope that he's remembered... outside of the state of California, there wasn't much news about his illness.... last year when it was announced that he was ill...there was no more media coverage about the matter...let's honor his memory.. and lift up his family during this time of mourning..