Crime Time
Episode 294
THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON Analyzed with “Dream Team” Attorney Carl Douglas
THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON and the media frenzy surrounding the recent “discovery” of a knife on O.J. Simpson’s property are analyzed with Simpson “Dream Team” attorney Carl Douglas. Douglas slams the knife “discovery” and breaks down the show’s portrayal of the prosecution and Johnnie Cochran and the “Dream Team” of defense attorneys. Finally, Douglas gives his own takeaways from the actual murder case and explains what has changed since the so-called “trial of the century,” in this uncensored episode of Crime Time hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Carl Douglas to Crime Time.
01:55 The knife found at OJ Simpson’s estate.
04:15 Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark’s comments on the jury.
06:55 THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON’s portrayal of the prosecution.
12:55 Johnnie Cochran and Simpson’s “Dream Team” of defense attorneys.
19:35 Cochran’s relationship with Simpson prosecutor Chris Darden.
24:30 Racist cop Mark Fuhrman and his discovery of evidence.
32:25 The bloody glove and evidence tampering accusations.
37:20 Was the trial lost for the prosecution in jury selection?
39:20 Has police conduct changed since the Simpson case?
46:00 Representing OJ Simpson.
50:25 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Carl Douglas is an American lawyer, specializing in police misconduct cases. He is best known for being one of the defense attorneys in the O.J. Simpson murder case. Douglas attended Northwestern University for undergraduate degree and was admitted to the California State Bar after earning his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree the University of California-Berkeley Boalt School of Law. He is the former managing attorney at the Law Office of Johnnie Cochran Jr, before leaving the firm to start his own firm, The Douglas Law Group, in 1998. Among Douglas’ other clients was singer Michael Jackson (both trials), actors Jamie Foxx, and Queen Latifah.
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