Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran famously told the jury in his closing argument, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit. On Oct. He has always maintained his innocence. In , a civil jury found Simpson liable for wrongful death in the double murder. In September , Simpson led a group of men into a Las Vegas hotel and casino to steal what he claims was his own sports memorabilia at gunpoint. In , Simpson was found guilty in the botched robbery and sentenced to up to 33 years in prison.
And during the trial and through this proceeding, I got this answer, and it was both. Glass said of the crime , "That was not a, 'Oh, just give me my stuff back, I want my stuff. At least one gun was drawn. The potential for harm to occur in that room was tremendous.
When you take a gun with you and you take men with you, to show, in a show of force, that's not just a, 'Hey, give me my stuff back. Simpson apologized in court for his actions, saying, "I didn't know I was doing anything illegal.
I'm sorry for all of it. Simpson was sent to prison. In , Simpson's bid for a new trial was rejected, but he was granted parole that same year on some of the charges, based on good behavior. Simpson was not released from prison at that time, since his prison sentences were set to run consecutively. He had to wait until to appear again before the parole board. He also filed for bankruptcy in Even after passing the bar in Maine, where he now resides, he has still been denied a license to practice.
Robert Kardashian was one of Simpson's oldest friends—they met as students at USC, and Simpson served as best man at Kardashian's wedding to Kris Houghton who, of course, later became Kris Jenner. Kardashian was not a practicing lawyer when Simpson's trial began, but he reactivated his practice to join the defense team.
He maintained serious doubts about Simpson's innocence, and the two stopped speaking after the trial. Kardashian died of esophageal cancer in at age He went on to teach law at California State University and, similarly to Clark, published a memoir and co-authored several legal thrillers.
In , he started his own practice specializing in criminal defense. He is still practicing law, most notably representing Eric Holder, the man charged with killing hip-hop mogul Nipsey Hussle, but Darden withdrew from the case, saying his family had received death threats. In August , the year-old Darden announced that he would represent Corey Walker, the alleged killer of rapper Pop Smoke. The four were often photographed together at Los Angeles social events in the late s.
They divorced in After the trial, she shot to fame with her reality series with her family, "Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Famous even before the Simpson trial for getting Claus von Bulow acquitted of murder, Dershowitz emerged as another celebrity super-lawyer. Now 82, Dershowitz is still making headlines for advising President Trump throughout his impeachment trial. Judge Lance Ito's decision to allow television coverage of the trial was controversial, and in many ways, changed the nature of criminal trials.
It was also revealed that Ito's wife, Margaret York, had been detective Mark Fuhrman's superior officer in the past, but Ito did not recuse himself from the case.
Now 70, he has kept a low profile since the trial, and has never publicly discussed it or given interviews. Simpson trial began. He won reelection to the DA's office in , but lost in Since leaving public office, he served on a city ethics commission, as a fellow at the John F.
His son Eric Garcetti is the current mayor of Los Angeles. Lee Bailey in the courtroom, and the feuding didn't stop with the O. A second bloody glove was then found on the premises which was later linked to the first found at the murder scene, with blood from both victims. The resulting police car chase was nationally televised and watched by around 95 million Americans making it the highest rated basic cable event of the year.
Following the low-speed chase, Simpson had a brief stand-off with police in which he held a gun to his head before giving himself up. When asked how he would plead to the two murder charges, OJ broke courtroom practice and said: "Absolutely, one hundred per cent, not guilty. Throughout the trial, he was supported by his friend and lawyer Robert Kardashian, the father of Kim , Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
In post-trial interviews with the jurors, a few said they believed he did commit the murders but the prosecution had failed to prove their case. In September , Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with numerous felonies, including armed robbery and kidnapping after a group of men led by him entered a room at the Palace Station hotel-casino and took sports memorabilia at gunpoint.
In , he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without parole. But in OJ was granted parole and was able to walk a free man. A state parole board set Sunday, October 1, , as the date Simpson became eligible for parole and he left prison on that day. Now released , he will be supervised by the state Division of Parole and Probation until September 29,
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