As the months went by, Jovan spent every free hour that he had in the law library. He wouldn’t go to chow, watch TV, get on the phone, or anything. All he wanted to do was learn about the law. The more he stayed in the law library, the better he got. He also met some real niggas while working on his case that helped him out. Some showed him how to format motions; others showed him how to read cases. Big Linwood, Cashwell, Cookie, and Young Rico aka Ali Katabb all taught him how to fight the government with its own weapon. After he learned as much as he could about the law, he became known around the prison as Jovan the Law Fiend, Jovan Cochran, or the Jailhouse Lawyer . Jovan had been locked up for almost two years now, and the judge finally answered his appeal. At the 4:00 p.m. stand-up count, Jovan’s counselor told him to come into his office and sign the priority mail book. “What’s up, Stevens? Somebody sent me some money priority mail?” Jovan asked. “I don’t think so, Price,”
