OJ Simpson : GUILTY ! - OJ reacts as he hears the jury verdict
CLICK to watch 75 SECONDS ! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Former gridiron great O.J. Simpson was found guilty Friday of all 12 counts in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas, Nevada, casino hotel last year. Simpson, 61, and his co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart, 54, were charged with a dozen offenses stemming from the sports memorabilia heist. Stewart was found guilty of the same charges as Simpson.Simpson sat quietly and showed little emotion at the defense table as courtroom clerk Sandra Jeter read the verdicts.After the verdicts were read, deputies immediately handcuffed Simpson and led him out of the courtroom. According to the Associated Press, Carmelita Durio, Simpson's sister, sobbed as he was being escorted out of the courtroom. As spectators left the courtroom, Durio collapsed and paramedics were called, court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer said.Simpson and Stewart could spend the rest of their lives in prison for these convictions. Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass set sentencing for December 5. Simpson arrived at the Clark County Justice Center at around 10:50 p.m. (1:50 a.m. Saturday ET). Simpson told CNN's Ted Rowlands on the phone before the verdict was read that he was "apprehensive."The jury of nine men and three women, none of them African-American, reached its verdict after 13 hours of deliberations Friday. Jurors heard from 22 witnesses over 12 days of testimony. Chief among the witnesses were seven of the nine people inside Room 1203 of the Palace Station Hotel and Casino for the September 13, 2007, confrontation.The evidence included testimony from the two dealers, four co-defendants who cut plea deals and cooperated with prosecutors, and hours of often-profane, crackling, secretly recorded audiotapes. Prosecutors alleged that the men, led by Simpson, burst into the room, flashed a gun and threatened memorabilia dealers Bruce Fromong and Al Beardsley.The men then filled two pillowcases with Simpson trinkets, signed Pete Rose baseballs and Joe Montana lithographs. Simpson's defense attorneys maintained their client was merely trying to retrieve personal photographs and other mementos that belonged to him.Neither Simpson nor Stewart testified during the trial. Instead, their attorneys savaged the motives of the other witnesses.Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, said Simpson was a target of investigators from the very beginning. The case "has taken on a life of its own because of Mr. Simpson's involvement," he added."Every cooperator, every person who had a gun, every person who had an ulterior motive, every person who signed a book deal, every person who got paid money, the police, the district attorney's office is only interested in one thing: Mr. Simpson," Galanter said.Stewart was characterized by his lawyer, E. Brent Bryson, as the trial's forgotten player.The most compelling evidence for all sides came from the audiotapes. http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/... OCTOBER 3, 2008 ]
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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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bshelby87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Its not Race kids.. if you really think he is innocent then you are SHAPOOPI!
bshelby87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
WOW OJ SIMPSON going to jail?? i thought this guy played a lot of monopoly.
resarf1988 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAH
edtal1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As the SAying goes: Whatever happens in Vegas Stays In Vegas OJ hope you enjoy your stay in VEGAS AT the GRAY BAR HOTEL No Casino
cygroltd (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
paybacks a bitch
KOHF34 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I love his defeated look.
will19726 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Not enough evidence to convict OJ, are you fucking serious? The only reason he was acquitted was because of a shitty prosecution team, and corrupt police officers. OJ easily had the most overwhelming evidence against him of anyone who has ever been acquitted of a high profile case in American history.
M4kaveliTheDon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You've actually got it totally wrong.If it was somebody off the street, the case wouldent have even got to court because they're was simply not enough evidence to convict him.The ONLY reason it got to court was BECAUSE hes a Celeb.
evilwillhunting (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
(looking at the responses) Oh yes, I see it all boils down to *race* with OJ. AGAIN.Race had nothing to do with the murders, other than the fact it was a black man and a white woman as a couple (which, despite all our talk, is obviously still NOT OK in America). It was about MONEY and CELEBRITY STATUS. If OJ was some schmuck off the street, WHITE or BLACK, he would have been convicted and executed by now. Did he do it? I think so. But he was acquitted. So who cares.
evilwillhunting (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
No, it's just proof he's stupid. Celebrities like OJ firmly believe that laws that apply to us mere mortals don't apply to them. Given all the breaks and slaps on the wrist they get every day, there's no reason they should think otherwise, really. |
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