O.J. Simpson Trial

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  • O.J. Simpson's trial ended in early October, 2008, when a jury found the former football star and actor guilty on all 12 charges, including armed robbery and kidnapping.CNN: O.J. Simpson guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping (October 4, 2008) In November of 2008, Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass, who had presided over Simpson's trial, dismissed allegations of juror misconduct raised by the defense and refused to grant Simpson a second trial.FoxNews.com: O.J. Simpson Won't Get a New Trial in Robbery-Kidnap Case (November 7, 2008) He could face a harsh sentence, possibly even life imprisonment.
  • Background

    Simpson and five other men were arrested in Las Vegas, in September, 2007, on suspicion of robbing Fromong and another dealer, Alfred Beardsley. The prosecutors say that some of the robbers were armed, though the former football star claims he didn't know about any "guns in that room." Most of the other alleged robbers testified against Simpson.CNN: O.J. Simpson arrives for... (September 8, 2008)
  • Fromong Testimony

    On September 15, the trial's first witness testified: Bruce Fromong, a sports memorabilia dealer who has been acquainted with Simpson since before his 1995 murder trial.Washington Post: OJ Simpson witness tells of hotel confrontation (September 15, 2008) Fromong recalled Simpson barging into his Las Vegas hotel room a year earlier in a rage over what he claimed to be stolen goods.Washington Post: OJ Simpson witness tells of hotel confrontation (September 15, 2008)

    • "[Simpson] was just yelling about how this is his stuff, how could you steal my stuff, I thought you were an OK guy, how could you steal my s---. He said: 'Don't let anybody leave this room, nobody gets out of here.'"Washington Post: OJ Simpson witness tells of hotel confrontation (September 15, 2008)

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