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Criminal

Apr. 8, 2005

A Master of The Courtroom Shows Flashes of Brilliance, Circa 1964

Q: When? A: The fall of 1964. Q: Where? A: Division 20, the misdemeanor master calendar court of the Los Angeles Municipal Court.

2nd Appellate District, Division 6

Arthur Gilbert

Presiding Justice 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6

UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963

Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.

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Q: When? A: The fall of 1964.

Q: Where? A: Division 20, the misdemeanor master calendar court of the Los Angeles Municipal Court.

Q: Who? A: Johnnie Cochran and me.

Q: You mention your names and not the judge presiding? A: What do you expect from two cocky deputy city attorneys barely past puberty?

Q: But you are telling us about this t...

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