>> and just before simpson was arraigned, he added a new attorney to his team, a man who would eventually run the case, johnny l. cochran jr. >> we are ready to proceed to trial. we want to see justice for o.j. simpson and we believe he will be acquitted. >> cochran had been a thorn in the lapd's side for years. running a lucrative practice trying police misconduct cases. from the outset, his strategy was simple. >> this was the kind of case where you attack the police and their credibility. >> especially in 1995. >> at that time the only way to describe the situation between the black community and lapd was a state of open warfare. >> connie rice is a civil right attorney who lives in los angeles. >> the black community experienced lapd as a hostile occupation force that viewed the black community with racist contempt.