O.J. Simpson Not Lucky in Vegas

Posted on: October 6, 2008 at 11:02 a.m.

On October 3, 1995 in Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife and her companion. On October 3, 2008, in Las Vegas, O.J. Simpson was found guilty of kidnapping, armed robbery and 10 other charges for gathering up five men a year ago and storming into a room at a hotel-casino, where the group seized several game balls, plaques and photos.

Kidnapping is punishable by five years to life in prison. Armed robbery carries a mandatory sentence of at least two years behind bars, and could bring as much as 30. Four other men charged in the case struck plea bargains that saved them from potential prison sentences in return for their testimony. Some of them had criminal records or were otherwise compromised in some way. One, for example, was an alleged pimp who testified he had a revelation from God telling him to take a plea bargain.

Simpson, now 61-years-old, could spend the rest of his life in prison. Sentencing was set for December 5.

Due to Simpson's former trial for murder, many people considered the four-week trial justice delayed. Simpson was cleared in one of the most sensational trials of the 20th century, but was later found liable for the deaths in a civil case. "This was just payback," Simpson lawyer Yale Galanter said Saturday. "They were on an agenda."

From the beginning, Simpson and defense lawyers argued the incident was not a robbery, but an attempt to reclaim mementos that had been stolen from him. He said he did not ask anyone to bring a weapon and did not see any guns.

The defense attorneys portrayed Simpson as a victim of shady characters who wanted to make a buck off his famous name, and police officers who saw his arrest as an opportunity to "get" him and avenge his acquittal.

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Charles Scott PA (Emeritus) on October 7, 2008 at 6:21 p.m. wrote:

Maybe O.J.'s lawyer can ask the case be heard in a Federal Court claiming that he is the victim of a hate crime in the rendering of the guilty verdict.

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