> and you're um ... Johnny Cochran

As long as I'm Sam Elliot
And my horse is on fire.

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Hmm. Yeah, I see what you mean. We seem to be doomed to be constantly debating the snuff rule. Even when we nail it down in the guidelines there's a lot of leeway for interpretation. Look at it this way - Lucky is like Sonia Sotomayor and I'm Ruth Ginsburg - and you're um ... Johnny Cochran - no wait, he's dead - Your're Matlock ... You state your case and we look at precedence, I don't want to go against Sonia - maybe I would fall on the other side of the line on that last case, but there's no way Ruth Ginsberg is going to second guess Sonia Sotomayor - even if you are Johnny Cochran, or Matlock - or whatever.

I hope that's clear - the point I'm trying to make is ... we probably need to be consistent on these things, but it's tough.

>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
^reasonable doubt only works if you have a good enough lawyer to sell that. When you are in that chair for child murder with two former assaults...you don't start with a lot of sympathy from the jury. Ideally, they are supposed to only listen to facts and evidence, but get real, they are people first and jurors second. It was likely a capital offense if he didn't plea; and unfortunately, if you are a black, repeat, male offender that can't afford Johnny Cochran, it is better to plea.


I suppose you may be right. I was thinking of my own self if I had been in his position, but I don't have a history of assault. Still, assuming those assaults were not on children, I would have a hard time convicting the guy based on what little I know from the video.

^reasonable doubt only works if you have a good enough lawyer to sell that. When you are in that chair for child murder with two former assaults...you don't start with a lot of sympathy from the jury. Ideally, they are supposed to only listen to facts and evidence, but get real, they are people first and jurors second. It was likely a capital offense if he didn't plea; and unfortunately, if you are a black, repeat, male offender that can't afford Johnny Cochran, it is better to plea.

"If the glove don't fit, you must acquit!" - Johnny Cochran

And the crying woman is Ron Goldman's sister.