| Is the OJ Simpson Trial this Week?; OJ Trial | |
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| buckeye | Sep 7 2008, 05:37 PM Post #1 |
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Interesting the media has not been talking much about this lately. |
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| abb | Sep 7 2008, 05:45 PM Post #2 |
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4698874.ece September 8, 2008 'Delayed justice' fear as OJ Simpson faces fresh trial O. J. Simpson O. J. Simpson: ’Wanted property back’ From James Bone in New York A large majority of Americans remain convinced that OJ Simpson got away with murder when he was acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend in the “Trial of the Century”. Thirteen years on, the former American football great may now be forced to spend the rest of his life behind bars after all. Mr Simpson, 61, goes on trial in Las Vegas today on kidnapping, armed robbery and assault charges for an alleged hold-up of two sports memorabilia collectors at a casino hotel. Four of his five co-accused have struck plea bargains and are ready to testify against him. Jurors will also hear a secret taperecording of the whole episode made by the memorabilia dealer who set up the meeting. Jerry Reisman, a lawyer who represented Mr Simpson on business matters before the murder case, said: “For the public, it's justice delayed. I think the public is going to see and hear what they want to and hope that he is convicted. “It's going to be difficult for O.J. to get a fair trial. A lot of the public believes he was guilty of the crimes he was charged with back then and he got away with it.” Once one of America's biggest sports stars, Mr Simpson achieved notoriety when he was acquitted of the 1994 killing of his former wife, Nicole, and her friend Ron Goldman, in a sensational trial that polarised the nation along racial lines. A poll on the 10th anniversary of the killings indicated that 87 per cent of whites were convinced the black superstar was guilty of the double murder, while only 29 per cent of blacks thought so. Mr Simpson was later found liable in civil court for causing their wrongful deaths. In 2006 he dictated a hypothetical account of the murders for a book entitled If I Did It, which became a bestseller when eventually published by Mr Goldman's family. Today's trial stems from an alleged robbery of two collectors planning to sell $100,000 (£56,000) worth of sports memorabilia, including an All-American ball and other items once owned by Mr Simpson. He and five other men allegedly rushed into the collectors' room at the Palace Station Casino on September 13 and seized the memorabilia at gunpoint. Mr Simpson has pleaded not guilty, saying that he was just trying to reclaim his property and did not know anyone was armed. But Michael McClinton, a bodyguard who has pleaded guilty to lesser charges, testified that Mr Simpson recruited him to carry a gun, telling him: “Show them your weapon and look menacing.” The alleged robbery was secretly recorded by Tom Riccio, a memorabilia dealer, who later sold the tape to tmz.com, the celebrity website. On the tape Mr Simpson is heard shouting: “Don't let nobody out of this room. Motherf*****! You think you can steal my s*** and sell it?” Lawyers will spend the first few days of the trial trying to pick an unbiased jury from the 500 potential ones who completed a 26-page questionnaire. The trial is expected to last five weeks. Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor who covered the 1995 trial for CBS News, said: “Nothing about an OJ case is a normal case, because it's OJ. A guy who can get off of a double homicide with DNA evidence is not a normal defendant. There's going to be some pressure to vindicate the judicial system in this case.” |
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| Kerri P. | Sep 7 2008, 06:07 PM Post #3 |
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That's because the last of his co-defendant's has taken a plea deal and is now going to testify against OJ. OJ is going is left holding the bag for all of this all by himself. No Pun Intended. Edited by Kerri P., Sep 7 2008, 06:08 PM.
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| Deleted User | Sep 7 2008, 07:01 PM Post #4 |
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. I thought you were joking when I saw the title, I haven't heard a damn thing about it. . |
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| wingedwheel | Sep 7 2008, 07:20 PM Post #5 |
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Whoreraldo mentioned this case was going to trial this week in last nights show I think. He had on low life that recorded the robbery and his lawyer on. |
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| buckeye | Sep 7 2008, 07:28 PM Post #6 |
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| Tidbits | Sep 8 2008, 05:49 AM Post #7 |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oj8-2008sep08,0,5529357.story |
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| Kerri P. | Sep 8 2008, 05:14 PM Post #8 |
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http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/3505186/ Jury selection begins in OJ Simpson robbery case Posted: Today at 1:08 p.m. Updated: Today at 4:14 p.m. LAS VEGAS — Jury selection for O.J. Simpson's robbery-kidnap trial began Monday with the judge trying to head off any influence from the former football star's 1995 acquittal on double-murder charges. Outside the presence of prospective jurors, Judge Jackie Glass rejected defense attorney Yale Galanter's request to ask if they thought Simpson was a murderer, and when the panel was brought in for questioning she sternly lectured the group. "If you are here thinking you are going to punish Mr. Simpson for what happened in Los Angeles in 1995, this is not the case for you," she said. "If you're looking to become famous because of your service in this case, write a book, then this is not the case for you." Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart are accused of robbing two sports collectibles dealers at a Las Vegas hotel last year. In the Los Angeles case, Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson later was found civilly liable for their deaths. "A significant issue is if you disagreed with that verdict in the criminal case, can you put aside your feelings about that verdict?" Glass asked the prospective jurors. During initial questioning, two prospects said they could not put aside what they knew about the case and were dismissed. A dozen others were dismissed from service in the projected five-week trial because of hardship. They included students who had just begun new semesters and a man starting a new job. Simpson's arrival at the courthouse Monday morning was much more subdued than previous appearances there, with no protesters and few people to greet him. He declined to answer questions, but smiled and waved when one person called out "Good Luck!" Simpson, 61, and Stewart, 54, chatted amiably with each other and with acquaintances in the courtroom before proceedings began. snip... |
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