Players Conventional Wisdom Ito down arrow Like a weak parent, he lost control of the courtroom early on, allowing the lawyers to turn the trial into a marathon of minutiae. Next time, sideline those sidebars. Cochran up arrow The black community’s new superstar beat The Man at his own game. But that Fruit of Islam escort was rotten. Clark down arrow Ignored jury consultants’ advice, hung on to Fuhrman much too long. But her commitment and smarts still make her a Yuppie role model. Shapiro left & Only member of defense right arrow team to express some ambivalence about their race-card tactics. But stash your dirty laundry in O.J.’s garment bag. Darden left & The most genuine of right arrow the bunch was considered an Uncle Tom by many blacks, blamed for the glove fiasco. Says he may quit the law. Who wouldn’t? F. Goldman up arrow His civil suit will likely force O.J. to take, the stand. But his biggest contribution was giving victims’ families a voice. LAPD down arrow Neither time nor competence for a frame-up. But if this is how they conduct a high profile case, it’s time to call the coroner–this force has no pulse. Lee left & The best witness money right arrow can buy. Fellow scientists not impressed with his choice of clients– but jurors impressed that he said bello every clay His fees should skyrocket. Jurors down arrow Hey, we’re outta here! Imprisoned so long they bonded on everything– especially the need to go home to work on their books. Geraldo up arrow The father of tabloid TV puts on glasses, cuts through b.s. His CNBC show was best nightly trial fix. Abramson down arrow She and all the other legal kliegles became predictable and tedious. Naturally, the CW couldn’t get enough of them. Shipp up arrow No more Jacuzzis for Ron. Black former cop and ex-O.J. friend put integrity before race and Rockingham parks. This is still sad, O.J. Resnick down arrow One of many ‘friends’ of Nicole who saw dollar signs before bloodstains. But she was still right about O.J. Cowlings left & Al, in your book, right arrow don’t forget to tell us exactly what O.J. was planning to do with that disguise, passport, cash and gun in the Bronco. Kardashian down arrow Phew–acquittal means no indictment as an accessory for whisking away O.J.’s garment bag that night. Fuhrman down arrow Even ex-LAPD chief Daryl Gates has cut him loose. Even if you didn’t plant the glove, you sowed the seeds of O.J.’s acquittal.
