OJ Simpson- In it again.

Amyral · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:07 am Post subject: OJ Simpson- In it again.

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For those of you who haven't heard, OJ got in it again. This time, he is charged with 10 felonies in connection with robbing a memorabilia collector to get his things back.

So what does this mean? If he's convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison, something that some had clamored for before.

In addition to this cluster, the parents of Ron Goldman, who, in case the name isn't familiar, was the second individual killed along with Simpson's Ex-Wife, Nicole, back in '94, have sued for the memorabilia. Simpson owed them a lot of money for when they won their wrongful death suit against him, and they want the memorabilia, claiming that Simpson has been sitting on a gold mine while refusing to pay them back. The judge dismissed the case, but told them to return in a week with a list of the memorabilia.

What intrigues me about this, however, isn't about this directly. Do any of you think it will be possible for the guy to get a fair trial? Think about it, this is a guy who was involved in a very, very high profile case where he was accused of murdering his wife and Goldman. That's his legacy. Now, here he is in this case, is it possible for the lawyers to find enough jurors who can give this guy a fair shake?

Even with his legacy, it's his right to a fair trial, could he possibly get one after so many people wanted to see him punished in his murder trial?

HarmonianHiccup · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:12 am Post subject:

This is a tough thing. As you say, he deserves a fair trial as much as any fresh-to-the-dock first time criminal does, but I have to admit that his history re~ally predisposes me to think he is guilty right off the bat.
It will be interesting to see how all this plays out.
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Thor McOdin · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:18 am Post subject: Re: OJ Simpson- In it again.

Yvl · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:19 am Post subject:

This showed that he was indeed capable of commiting violent crimes. He's fucked, and I would hope they bring up the charges of murder on him again.
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Sailor Sexy · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:26 am Post subject:

Too bad for those pesky double jeopardy laws.

Technically, how would it be possible to bring him to trial? I mean, you can't possibly find a jury that knows nothing about him or his past, so every jury is going to have preconceived notions. Yeah, I know the idea of an impartial jury is laughable. Anyways, he's screwed, it's just a matter of degree.
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Onimaru · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:50 am Post subject:

Wait wait wait, the Goldmans won a wrongful death suite against him? How did they pull that off???
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Futch · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject:

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Earthquake923 · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:

My sister met him in Vegas right before all this crap went down. I am teasing her into trying to sell her story. Not that there is one.
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Luceit · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:19 am Post subject:

I'd say it is impossible to fin anyone who is suitable as a juror by now. People were already extremely upset that O.J Simpson 'got away with murder' the last time around, and now that he has been caught in the act of attempting to steal his own memorabilia from someone else whom it rightfully belongs to now (seriously), I too am inclined to think that he won't be able to get a fair trial. All other things aside, I remember hearing about the previous case and I was highly surprised that he was cleared of the charge for murder.

Scott · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:41 am Post subject:

Fact is I could never be a juror for OJ myself. I live here in Vegas, but I think I'm too Opinionated. hell, I'm probably too opinionated to ever be a juror. I'd rather he honest like that than lie to myself xD Anyway. Yeah, I heard about all this going down when it did. Living in Vegas meant that it ended up on the local news stations like...constantly and instantly.

As far as anyone actually KNOWS he doesn't have the kind of money to hire another super squad of defense attorneys. Otherwise he'd have to pay of the Goldman's like he was supposed to do ages ago, right? So he's in a bad place. It would take an ASSload of explaining if he tried to hire another super Attorney...so overall...
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Futch · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:53 pm Post subject:

Well, If he doesn't have cash then I'll just have to believe that the jury will judge him for his deeds in this incident and not by those that have had already gone to trial.

Please oh please don't spit on the legal system U.S! =(

Tullaryx · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject:

He can always end up having a bench trial instead of a jury trial. Bench trial will mean that the case will be tried before a judge who will weigh the arguments and evidence from both the prosecution and the defense. It will be the judge who will make the ultimate decision of guilty or not guilty. No jury will be necessary.
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Zangetsu · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject:

I just think it was dumb on his part to do something like this. I mean come on the guy DOES have a past. It just seems like the guy would have been smarter.. sigh

Futch · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject:

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