Criminal defense attorneys are often reviled, but criminal defense is one of the most valuable cornerstones of our society. To hate cochran because he was so damn good, is myopic and unappreciative of remarkable rights that our constitution (bor?) affords. A few people getting off the hook for crimes they committed, even heinous ones, because they had an excellent defense, is a microscopic price to pay to protect innocent people from being unjustly accused and convicted of crimes they didn't commit.
This is an unfortunate loss, he was a remarkable person and a good man.