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resigned
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:02 am |
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Verdict reached in O.J. Trial -GUILTY
BREAKING NEWS
The jury has reached a decision in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping trial in Las Vegas, a court spokesman said Friday night.
"We have a verdict," spokesman Michael Sommermeyer says,
The verdict will be read about 10 p.m PT in Clark County District Court, he said.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:23 am |
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Still waiting..........
reminder:
| Quote: | | At 10 a.m. on October 3, 1995, after only three hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Estimates were that 150 million people watched the delivery of verdict on TV. |
It is still October 3 on the west coast - is the jury going to make a point?
Stay tuned.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:52 am |
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O.J. is in court...Judge Glass on the bench.
The call to order.
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| olympic
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:54 am |
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| resigned wrote: | Still waiting..........
reminder:
| Quote: | | At 10 a.m. on October 3, 1995, after only three hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Estimates were that 150 million people watched the delivery of verdict on TV. |
It is still October 3 on the west coast - is the jury going to make a point?
Stay tuned. |
tick tock..tick tock....bring it on.. 
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:56 am |
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The Verdict:
O.J. - Guilty on all charges.
Co-defendant(Clarence Stewart) guilty on all counts as well.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:01 am |
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Defendants are remanded into custody immediately - sentencing in about a month.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:06 am |
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LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson has been found guilty on all charges in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room more than a year ago.
Simpson faces up to life in prison.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:07 am |
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Sentencing set for December 5th.
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| gwen
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:14 am |
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Jury deliberated 13 hours and this is the 13th anniversary of his acquittal. Talk about Karma!!!
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:16 am |
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| gwen wrote: | | Jury deliberated 13 hours and this is the 13th anniversary of his acquittal. Talk about Karma!!! |
I bet he was thinking the same thing on the way to courthouse...I'm surprised he didn't fire up the Bronco for a last hurrah.
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| gwen
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:21 am |
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| resigned wrote: |
I bet he was thinking the same thing on the way to courthouse...I'm surprised he didn't fire up the Bronco for a last hurrah. |
 Me too...He looked stunned as he was led away in handcuffs. 
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:22 am |
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The juice is juiced. The chickens came home to roost.
IMO, he will NEVER admit the killings even if a parole hinged upon it.
No restitution for the Browns and Goldmans now, not like they were ever going to see any.
I suppose he keeps his pension? $25,000 a month. Might not be anything left the way the market's gone.
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| gwen
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:28 am |
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| Eliza wrote: | The juice is juiced. The chickens came home to roost.
IMO, he will NEVER admit the killings even if a parole hinged upon it.
No restitution for the Browns and Goldmans now, not like they were ever going to see any.
I suppose he keeps his pension? $25,000 a month. Might not be anything left the way the market's gone. |
I don't think he will ever admit it either.
No restitution, but I am sure that they are just glad he has been locked up for something.
He thought he was above the law, I'm just glad they proved him wrong!
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:45 am |
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I'm still not convinced he did it, 14 years ago, although I think he was there. But in this case I totally agree with the verdict, from what I have seen and read about it. And I also feel that it had to be karma, especially considering the date....
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:20 am |
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Simpson guilty on all charges in robbery trial
Oct 4, 4:35 AM (ET)
By LINDA DEUTSCH
LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found guilty Friday of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room.
The 61-year-old former football star could spend the rest of his life in prison. Sentencing was set for Dec. 5.
A weary and somber Simpson released a heavy sigh as the charges were read by the clerk in Clark County District Court. He was immediately taken into custody.
The Hall of Fame football star was convicted 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. Prosecutors said two of the men with him were armed; one of them said Simpson asked him to bring a gun.
The verdict came 13 years to the day after Simpson was cleared of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles in one of the most sensational trials of the 20th century.
"I don't like to use the word payback," defense attorney Yale Galanter said. "I can tell you from the beginning my biggest concern ... was whether or not the jury would be able to separate their very strong feelings about Mr. Simpson and judge him fairly and honestly."
Simpson's co-defendant, Clarence "C.J." Stewart, 54, also was found guilty on all charges in the Las Vegas case and taken into custody.
Simpson showed little emotion as officers handcuffed him and walked him out of the courtroom. His sister, Carmelita Durio, sobbed behind him in the arms of Simpson's friend, Tom Scotto, who said "I love you" as Simpson passed by. As spectators left the courtroom, Durio collapsed.
Jurors made no eye contact with the defendants as they entered the courtroom. They declined to answer questions after the verdict was read.
Galanter said his client had expected the outcome, and in a courthouse conversation with an Associated Press reporter on Thursday, Simpson had implied as much.
Simpson said he felt melancholy and that he was "afraid that I won't get to go to my kids' college graduations after I managed to get them through college."
Galanter said it was not a happy day for anybody. "His only hope is the appellate process," he said.
Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said prosecutors would not comment until the case was "completely resolved."
Judge Jackie Glass made no comment other than to thank the jury for its service and to deny motions for the defendants to be released on bail.
She refused to give the lawyers extended time to file a motion for new trial, which under Nevada law must be filed within seven days. The attorneys said they needed time to submit a voluminous record.
"I've sat through the trial," Glass said. "If you want a motion for new trial, send me something."
Stewart's attorney, Brent Bryson, promised to appeal.
"If there was ever a case that should have been severed in the history of jurisprudence, it's this case," he said of unsuccessful attempts to separate Stewart's case from Simpson's because of the "spillover" effect.
From the beginning, Simpson and his 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 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.
Prosecutors said Simpson's ownership of the memorabilia was irrelevant; it was still a crime to try to take things by force.
"When they went into that room and forced the victims to the far side of the room, pulling out guns and yelling, 'Don't let anybody out of here!' - six very large people detaining these two victims in the room with the intent to take property through force or violence from them - that's kidnapping," prosecutor David Roger said.
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.
Simpson, who now lives in Miami, did not testify but was heard on a recording of the confrontation screaming that the dealers had stolen his property. "Don't let nobody out of this room," he declared and told the other men to scoop up his items, which included a photo of Simpson with former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
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.
Memorabilia dealer Thomas Riccio, who arranged and secretly recorded the hotel-room confrontation, said he netted $210,000 from the media for the tapes.
Similarly, minutes after the Sept. 13, 2007, incident, one of the alleged victims, sports-memorabilia dealer Alfred Beardsley, was calling news outlets, and the other, Bruce Fromong, spoke of getting "big money" from the case.
Simpson's past haunted the case. Las Vegas police officers were heard in the recordings chuckling over Simpson's misfortune and crowing that if Los Angeles couldn't "get" him, they would.
During jury selection, Simpson's lawyers expressed fears that people who believed he got away with murder might see this case as a chance to right a wrong.
As a result, an usually large pool of 500 potential jurors was called, and they were given a 26-page questionnaire. Half were almost instantly eliminated after expressing strong feelings that Simpson should have been convicted of murder.
The judge instructed the jurors to put aside Simpson's earlier case.
In closing arguments, Galanter acknowledged that what Simpson did to recover his memorabilia was not right. "But being stupid, and being frustrated is not being a criminal," he said.
He added: "This case has taken on a life of its own because of Mr. Simpson's involvement. You know that. I know that. 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."
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:30 am |
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H/T Donnar
O.J. Simpson case charges and penalties
The Associated Press
2:30 AM EDT, October 4, 2008
O.J. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart were convicted of the following charges and face these possible penalties for a 2007 confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel:
-- Two counts of first-degree kidnapping, felony: life in state prison or a definite term of 15 years, depending on the sentencing judge's discretion. Parole eligibility begins after five years. Use of a deadly weapon during a kidnapping can add one to 20 years, depending on the circumstances.
-- Two counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon, felony: mandatory two to 15 years in prison, plus a possible one to 15 years for use of a weapon.
-- Burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon: felony, probation or as many as two to 15 years.
-- Two counts of coercion with use of a deadly weapon, felony: probation or as many as two to 12 years in prison.
-- Two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, felony: probation or as many as one to six years.
-- Conspiracy to commit kidnapping, felony: probation or as many as one to six years.
-- Conspiracy to commit robbery, felony: probation or as many as one to six years.
-- Conspiracy to commit a crime, gross misdemeanor: probation or as much as one year in county jail.
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Sources: Nevada Revised Statutes, Clark County district attorney's office
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-o-j-simpson-charges-100408,0,6623605.story
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:15 am |
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"Looked with contempt at the jury"
I have a going away gift for O.J.
Bertha shall henceforth be Bubba.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:34 am |
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I can't tell you how happy I was when I read that this SOB was found guilty....finally. It is 13 years late in coming and I really hope that whatever sentence he gets, it has 13 years tacked on to it for him murdering Nicole and Ron.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:03 pm |
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I am sure they will sentence him to life.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:49 pm |
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Kidnapping sentences are harsh when a person is convicted.....even when it is for just a short kidnapped period.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:55 pm |
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Some on Simpson jury disagreed with 1995 acquittal
Some on Simpson jury disagreed with 1995 acquittal
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY – 1 hour ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The jurors in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping trial claimed a mixture of opinions about his acquittal on murder charges more than a decade ago, but all told attorneys they could set aside their feelings.
According to jury questionnaires released Saturday, five of the 12 jurors wrote that they disagreed with the 1995 verdict that cleared Simpson in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Most others claimed to be uncertain or did not answer the question.
The Las Vegas jury of three men and nine women convicted Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart of all charges stemming from a botched hotel-room heist a year ago. Both men could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
Redacted versions of the questionnaires were made public by Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass after The Associated Press and Stephens Media LLC, the owners of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, petitioned for their release.
As released, the 26-page, 116-question surveys blacked out some information about the jury, including hometowns, parents' occupations and details of past experience with the judicial system. The surveys were used to identify prospective jurors with biases and to reduce the jury pool.
They revealed the jury was largely made up of middle-age people who claimed to pay little or no attention to Simpson's past legal troubles.
The jury contained 11 people who identified as Caucasian and one who identified as Hispanic. There were two African-American alternates, but none who helped decide the case.
Asked about when she first heard of Simpson, 32-year-old Consuelo Saldivar, among the youngest jurors, replied, "A long time ago. I believe he was being chased down a freeway. That's about all I know."
David Wieberg, a 51-year-old manager, was among those who said he disagreed with the 1995 verdict.
"No, I don't believe the jury consider(ed) the facts," he wrote. Wieberg also said he agreed with the outcome of the civil trial that found Simpson liable for the deaths.
"It may have given the victims' families some satisfaction," he wrote.
Jury foreman Paul Connelly, a 41-year-old mechanical engineer, was the only juror to write that he agreed with the 1995 acquittal.
"He was tried and acquitted. It was a separate issue," Connelly wrote. "He was given a fair trial, which resulted in an outcome."
Connelly said he "strongly agreed" that African-American defendants receive the same treatment as other defendants in the judicial system.
Preschool teacher Teresa Owens, 44, disagreed with the murder trial verdict, and in another portion of the survey expressed an attitude that appeared to guide the jury in its Friday deliberations.
"If you commit a crime, be prepared for the consequences," she wrote.
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