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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Yes, that is brilliant lawyering.
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TM
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Sure. His goal was to get his client acquitted, and so he wanted the jury to like his client, identify with his client, sympathize with his client, empathize with his client, etc. Managing their perceptions of OJ was part of his strategy, and the "dressing" of OJ's house in particular was very well done.
I don't feel like re-educating myself about the trial, but my recollection was that Cochran also did an excellent job in the courtroom in questioning witnesses (certainly better than F. Lee Bailey or any of the goofballs from the DA's office). And Barry Schreck's shredding of the DNA testimony was masterful.
