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OJ Simpson, Robbery and You

By Steven Rodriguez

O.J. Simpson, who is famous as an athlete, commentator, actor and criminal defendant found himself in court again recently as a defendant in a robbery case.  The judge in O.J. Simpson’s armed robbery trial rejected a request from his attorneys to ask potential jurors if they consider the football great a murderer and asked potential jurors to put aside their feelings about his acquittal in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife and her friend.  Simpson, 61, is accused of robbing two sports collectible dealers at gunpoint at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino last September. He and codefendant Clarence “C.J.” Stewart, 54, each face a dozen charges — including kidnapping, which carries a potential life sentence. Four other codefendants agreed to plead guilty to lesser charges in exchange for their testimony...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on September 10, 2008 (boomark / email).