What a shame. An end to a great legal career. I can't pass judgement on his faults, crimes, real or accused, but he did leave a very interesting life, and had a fascinating legal career.
A moment for us to all reflect. He defended someone judged harshly by history, to the limits of his abilities.
Then again, the recent multi-part documentary on the trial (I watched on apple's music service) didn't reflect kindly on the defense. They were presented as willing to do nearly anything to get their client off.
On the gripping hand, is this kind of behavior the extremum moment of the adversarial judicial system? Even if we disagree, should we respect F Lee and Johnny because they are the primary exemplars of this adversarial system?
That moment captured in the photo is one of the best captures of that trial I've ever seen.
Looking at that photo with at least two decades more experience dealing with people than I had back then, I now think he demonstrates a bit too much joy if one is to assume that he has just been given what is rightfully his - an acquittal because of actual innocence. If I were just acquitted of anything I didn't do I would be pissed the fuck off.
Does the profession hate him so much for the result of the OJ case that he can't even make money off of TV appearances in the way the likes of Allred and Spence do?
