Cochran Behind Michael Jackson’s Hiring Of Ben Brafman

Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com reports that it was Johnnie Cochran who persuaded Michael Jackson to add New York attorney Ben Brafman as co-counsel with Mark Geragos on his child molestation case. “If all goes according to plan, Brafman will eventually take over and Geragos will leave,” said a source. Friedman says Geragos essentially will be used now to buy time and stall Jackson’s case, using the Scott Peterson trial as an excuse. Read more.