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1956 - Darden was born on the 7th of April, he was a fifteen-year veteran of the LA County District Attorney's office.
He received a B.A. from San Jose State University, and a J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.
1994-1995 - Served as assistant prosecutor in O. J. Simpson murder trial.
1995 - After the Simpson trial, he left the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
- He joined the faculty at California State University, Los Angeles, where he taught undergraduate criminal law.
- Appointed Associate Professor of Law at Southwestern University School of Law.
1996 - Co-wrote trial memoir "In Contempt".
1999 - He left the law school and started his own firm, Darden & Associates, Inc., specializing in criminal defense and civil litigation.
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In Contempt by Christopher A. Darden and Jess Walter (Hardcover - Apr 19, 1996) For more than a year, Christopher Darden argued tirelessly, giving voice to the victims in the 0.J. Simpson murder trial. In this gripping account of one man's extraordinary career, Darden offers an...  |
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Lawless by Christopher Darden and Dick Lochte (Paperback - Jan 4, 2005) A rising star at a prestigious African-American law firm must defend an L.A. cop who shot and killed his lover-and confessed to it. The case seems impossible to win-until two more cops kill their...  |
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The Trials of Nikki Hill by Christopher Darden and Dick Lochte (Audio Cassette - Apr 1, 1999) Christopher Darden was brought in to give the O.J. Simpson prosecution team extra strength and a racial balance. His disdain for the defendant seemed real, his anger genuine, his motives strictly... |
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The Last Defense by Christopher Darden and Dick Lochte (Paperback - Jan 6, 2004) Praised as the "literary dream team" (Entertainment Weekly), prosecutor Christopher Darden and award-winning author Dick Lochte return with a novel about a troubled lawyer with one chance to defend...  |
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L.A. Justice by Christopher Darden and Dick Lochte (Paperback - Mar 1, 2002) Chris Darden, better known for his courtroom performance in the O.J. Simpson trial than as a writer, makes his fiction debut with a suspense thriller whose two protagonists, L.A. prosecuting attorney... |
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The Darden Dilemma: 12 Black Writers on Justice, Race, and Conflicting Loyalties (Paperback - Jan 19, 1997) The dilemma of the title (named for Christopher Darden a prosecutor in the first O. J. Simpson murder trial) refers to the conflict black prosecutors feel between their duty to enforce the law and... |
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