O.J Simpson Is Finally found Guilty!

04-10-2008 07:24AM #1

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Former gridiron great O.J. Simpson was found guilty of all 12 counts in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas, Nevada, casino hotel last year.

The jury reached the verdict 13 years to the day O.J. Simpson was acquitted of two murders.

Simpson, 61, and his co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart, 54, were charged with a dozen offenses stemming from the alleged sports memorabilia heist.

Stewart was also found guilty of the same charges as Simpson. Both men will likely spend the rest of their lives in prison.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/04/oj.simpson.verdict/index.html

Video of verdict reading - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z3bIG2RF8M

This is wonderful news,Hope the prick gets life.

mikemac · 04-10-2008 07:30AM

Deleted User wrote: »

This is wonderful news,Hope the prick gets life.

+1

Quick google search shows charges including criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, assault, robbery, and using a deadly weapon.

He's gonna service life for this, no clever lawyer can get him out of this sentance this time

Edit: Clever lawyer idea in Post 4 :cool:

The Mighty Ken · 04-10-2008 07:39AM

Sounds incredibly dubious to be perfectly honest. As guilty as I think Simpson is of the murders 13 years ago, this whole thing wreaks of set up.

mikemac · 04-10-2008 07:49AM

Wait a second. I'm no lawyer but my extensive knowledge of John Grisham novels shows this might be grounds for an appeal

the jury of nine men and three women, none of them African-American

Demographics of Las Vegas from wikipedia

The racial makeup of the city was 69.86% White, 10.36% African American, 0.75% Native American, 4.78% Asian, 0.45% Pacific Islander, 9.75% from other races, and 4.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.61% of the population.

A jury of your peers, hmmmmmmmm

Btw this the shoddiest law argument you've ever seen, no lawyer would quote facts from wikipedia

04-10-2008 08:00AM

Quick search

"The 6th Amendment guarantees the accused the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury. The phrase "jury of one's peers" is not included in the Amendment.

A jury of one's peers does not mean a black defendant must be tried by an all black jury or a female defendant must be tried by an all woman panel. The objective is to select an impartial jury from a randomly selected juror pool who will be fair, listen to the facts of the case, and render a just verdict based on the evidence"

mikemac · 04-10-2008 08:08AM

I thought it would be roughly representative of the local demographics and I don't think I'm incorrect on this.

Hollywood has a lot to answer for! Those lawyers are always trying to relocate juries to different counties so they can get their preferred ratio of jurors.

A Time to Kill is an example of this and yes, it's a John Grisham novel too.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117913/

Lirange · 04-10-2008 08:29AM

O.J. was acquitted by an all black jury thirteen years ago.

Fault the defence team in both instances. Both prosecution and defence can dismiss potential jurors prior to the case without providing reason. Both sides typically use this to leverage the panel of jurors so that it's not tilted too much to their disadvantage. High profile cases in America tend to dismiss large numbers before settling on the final twelve and alternate.

CHD · 04-10-2008 08:29AM

Karma is finally gona get em

arybvtcw0eolkf · 04-10-2008 08:43AM

I'm absolutely delighted.

OJ's gonna be someone's prison bitch

04-10-2008 09:52AM

So this means no more Naked Gun movies?

04-10-2008 10:01AM

Mairt wrote: »

I'm absolutely delighted.

OJ's gonna be someone's prison bitch

+1

He'll be walking like John Wayne after a week hopefully

Jimbo · 04-10-2008 10:10AM

If he gets life, do you think he'll finally admit to the murders?

irish_bob · 04-10-2008 10:23AM

seeing that he got off 13 yrs ago , this means he had no previous convictions when on trial for this crime , purely from a legal point of view , a life sentence would seem incredibly harsh for armed robbery , no one in this country ever done more than 10 for such an offense

mikemac · 04-10-2008 10:29AM

Wasn't just armed robbery irish_bob.

It was criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, assault, robbery, and using a deadly weapon.
I suppose all of these come under armed robbery but it's not you or me who decide what charges to pursue

Sure in California, you can get the death penalty for kidnapping alone.
This was Nevada though.

Auvers · 04-10-2008 10:30AM

irish_bob wrote: »

no one in this country ever done more than 10 for such an offense

well thankfully its not in this country

Hopefully he will get life and be thrown in a cell with Big Bubba :cool:

it would a small bit of justice for the family's of the people he brutally killed

eddiet610 · 04-10-2008 10:30AM

Ah yes but conviction of Kidnapping alone in the states can be automatic life sentance......

Mr. Presentable · 04-10-2008 10:31AM

irish_bob wrote: »

seeing that he got off 13 yrs ago , this means he had no previous convictions when on trial for this crime , purely from a legal point of view , a life sentence would seem incredibly harsh for armed robbery , no one in this country ever done more than 10 for such an offense

Not a life sentence per se, but at age 61 he could get 20 years and that'd do it!

Mossy Monk · 04-10-2008 11:13AM

Auvers wrote: »

it would a small bit of justice for the family's of the people he brutally killed

Wasn't he acquitted of that?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 04-10-2008 11:14AM

eddiet610 wrote: »

Ah yes but conviction of Kidnapping alone in the states can be automatic life sentance......

In some states you can get the death sentence for it too, it came about after the Lindberg baby kidnapping.

Sharpshooter · 04-10-2008 11:50AM

l hear the inmates love their OJ first thing in the morning.

Auvers · 04-10-2008 12:01PM

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Wasn't he acquitted of that?

dont care what the jury said he was guilty as fcuk

EamonnKeane · 04-10-2008 12:22PM

Mairt wrote: »

I'm absolutely delighted.

OJ's gonna be someone's prison bitch

is rape funny now?

dresden8 · 04-10-2008 12:25PM

Depends on the context. In this case, yes. This is After Hours after all.

evad_lhorg · 04-10-2008 12:27PM

You see. This, is Chewbacca!

javaboy · 04-10-2008 12:28PM

micmclo wrote: »

Wait a second. I'm no lawyer but my extensive knowledge of John Grisham novels shows this might be grounds for an appeal

the jury of nine men and three women, none of them African-American

Demographics of Las Vegas from wikipedia

The racial makeup of the city was 69.86% White, 10.36% African American, 0.75% Native American, 4.78% Asian, 0.45% Pacific Islander, 9.75% from other races, and 4.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.61% of the population.

A jury of your peers, hmmmmmmmm

Btw this the shoddiest law argument you've ever seen, no lawyer would quote facts from wikipedia

micmclo wrote: »

I thought it would be roughly representative of the local demographics and I don't think I'm incorrect on this.

Who says the jury was not roughly representative of the demographics? There's 12 people on a jury and roughly 1 in 10 people in the area are African American. That's nowhere near high enough a number to guarantee a black juror. Sure by that logic, with only 4.78% of the population, there should never be an Asian juror.

Pure nonsense and I sincerely hope that's not actually considered grounds for an appeal.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 04-10-2008 12:29PM

EamonnKeane wrote: »

is rape funny now?

Is it not?

Mossy Monk · 04-10-2008 12:38PM

Auvers wrote: »

dont care what the jury said he was guilty as fcuk

Nice to know that you have the final word on all things.

javaboy · 04-10-2008 12:43PM

Auvers wrote: »

dont care what the jury said he was guilty as fcuk

As guilty as fcuk: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1258961.stm

tech77 · 04-10-2008 02:12PM

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Wasn't he acquitted of that?

LMAO.

MooseJam · 04-10-2008 02:22PM

good news

coyote6 · 04-10-2008 02:25PM

Watch the video of the verdict being read. It shows O.J.'s expressions. You have to wonder what is going through his head. I can imagine his twisted mind was trying to find a way out. Trying to find a way to survive, manipulate and twist the situation to his advantage. Watch the video closely observing his body language and it is pretty interesting. As slippery as O.J. is I wouldn't be surprised if he somehow, someway got out of this too.

Also watch the lawyers as he is being handcuffed. They are looking for anything they can to point their fingers at in an appeal. "They cuffed him too tight! Brutality!".

Weasels!

O.J Simpson Is Finally found Guilty!

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