OJ lawyer dies of brain tumour
CELEBRITY lawyer Johnnie Cochran, famed for his successful defence of OJ Simpson on murder charges, has died of a brain tumour.
Cochran, 67, was a longtime crusader against police abuses, often in cases involving black clients. He is best known for the "trial of the century" that won a controversial acquittal for Simpson in 1995. Cochran later became a pop-culture icon, appearing on television and movies, often as himself.
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