Simpson, who died on Wednesday at 76, was pumped into the consciousness of millions of people, changing the way they interacted with criminal proceedings and, for some, their perception of the justice system. O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole during a he...
The people directly involved with this case are Judge Lance Ito, the prosecution lawyers, Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden, the defense lawyers, Johnnie Cochran, Robert Shapiro and Robert Blasier , the jury and the defendant, O.J. Simpson. The families of the victims have also been present...
Perhaps the defining moment of the trial came on a Thursday in June, when the prosecution committed what a defence lawyer would later describe as the "greatest legal blunder of the 20th century". Image:OJ Simpson grasps a marker while wearing the leather gloves prosecutors say he wore on the...
Learn about the history of the O.J. Simpson trial. Discover a timeline and examine the evidence, people, and debate involved in the O.J. Simpson case.
One glove had been discovered at the crime scene and the second had been found at Simpson's home. The gloves didn't appear to fit properly, which the prosecution later attributed to shrinkage from their original size caused by their having been soaked in blood. Regardless, when Simpson ...
the prosecution finished presenting its evidence a few weeks later. After weeks of back and forth arguments in the court, the defense declared rest on September, just two days after emphasizing, “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit,” in regards to the gloves (“O.J. Simpson Fast Facts...
"Now, I don't think he killed them and I don't think the prosecution proved their case and I think the police officers lied and cheated to convict someone whom they thought was guilty of murder," Douglas says. But the lawyer says he doesn't argue with people...
Simpson pleads “absolutely, positively, 100 percent not guilty” to the murder charges. Judge Lance Ito is assigned to the case. Pre-Trial Preparations September 9, 1994: Prosecutors seek life without parole The prosecution decides not to pursue the death penalty and instead, seeks life without...
“I felt so strongly about the prosecution and his guilt and the fact that he spent all this money on this dream team of lawyers. They all looked like snake oil salesmen to me,” Read told the magazine. “I’m not saying I believe O.J. was innocent, but I believe that it was not...
Simpson double-murder trial in Los Angeles. Defense lawyers poked gaping holes in the prosecution’s case by exposing the Los Angeles Police Department’s problem handling evidence, creating a lasting influence on how police work is taught. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File) Read More 4 of 7...