If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit
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"If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit" is a famous courtroom catchphrase used by defense attorney Johnnie Cochran during the O. J. Simpson murder trial to argue for his client's innocence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit" | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legal catchphrase
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quotation ⓘ rhetorical slogan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1995
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Johnnie Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles County Superior Court NERFINISHED ⓘ O. J. Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| evidenceContext |
prosecution’s glove demonstration
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trying on leather glove in court ⓘ |
| genre | courtroom rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
referenced in films
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referenced in political commentary ⓘ referenced in television ⓘ |
| hasForm | conditional statement ⓘ |
| hasRhetoricalDevice |
parallelism
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rhyme ⓘ sloganization ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalContext | criminal defense ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleInvoked | reasonable doubt ⓘ |
| legalSystem | adversarial system ⓘ |
| medium | oral argument ⓘ |
| memorabilityReason | simple rhyme and rhythm ⓘ |
| memorableLineOf | Johnnie Cochran’s closing argument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | short rhythmic phrase ⓘ |
| notableFor |
becoming part of American pop culture
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influence on jury perception ⓘ widespread media coverage ⓘ |
| outcomeAssociatedWith | O. J. Simpson acquittal ⓘ |
| purpose |
argue for defendant’s innocence
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persuade jury ⓘ |
| refersTo |
O. J. Simpson
NERFINISHED
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O. J. Simpson murder case NERFINISHED ⓘ bloody glove evidence ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Johnnie Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
challenge to prosecution evidence
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presumption of innocence ⓘ |
| topic |
burden of proof
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evidentiary doubt ⓘ |
| trialName | People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialPhase | closing argument ⓘ |
| usedIn | O. J. Simpson murder trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1995 ⓘ |
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