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Christopher Darden

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Christopher Darden is an American attorney, author, and legal educator who worked for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. He became widely known as a co-prosecutor with Marcia Clark in the 1995 murder trial of OJ Simpson. After leaving the prosecutor's office, Darden taught law, wrote the memoir In Contempt about the Simpson case, and later practiced as a criminal defense attorney.

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What was Christopher Darden's role in the O.J. Simpson trial?

Darden was a co-prosecutor alongside Marcia Clark in the 1995 Los Angeles murder trial of O.J. Simpson. He handled key portions of the case, including examination of Simpson and the infamous glove demonstration.

Was it Christopher Darden who asked O.J. Simpson to try on the glove?

Yes. Darden asked Simpson to try on the murder glove in court, a move that backfired when the glove appeared not to fit. Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran turned it into the famous refrain 'if it doesn't fit, you must acquit.'

What did Christopher Darden do after the Simpson trial?

He left the District Attorney's office and published a memoir about the case, 'In Contempt,' in 1996. He later taught law and co-wrote a series of crime novels with his former co-counsel Marcia Clark.

Has Christopher Darden talked publicly about the Simpson case in recent years?

Yes. He appears in retrospectives such as the 2016 documentary 'O.J.: Made in America,' which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. He has also discussed the case in interviews and podcasts marking its anniversaries.