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.
The murder trial, dubbed the "trial of the century" by the media, began. Prosecutors argued OJ Simpson had killed Nicole and Ron in a jealous rage, and they presented extensive blood, hair and fibre tests linking him to the murders. Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and...
No one can second-guess a jury, but legal opinion yesterday was leaning heavily towards the view that OJ Simpson's prosecutors have emerged triumphant from what threatened to be the stormiest and most precarious chapter in the double-murder trial.Reeves, Phil...
One of the most memorable moments of the trial came when prosecutors asked Simpson to try on a pair of black leather gloves in front of the jury and an international television audience. One glove had been discovered at the crime scene and the second had been found at S...
The huge audience drawn by the white Ford Bronco chase was soon dwarfed by the worldwide attention given to his trial for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman
Now, DNA is expected by jurors and court observers, frustrating prosecutors in cases that don’t have it. The choice to televise all nine months of Simpson’s trial drew a level of scrutiny never seen before and made celebrities of nearly every character in the case ...
OJ Simpson is seen with his legal team during the opening of the double homicide trial on January 5, 1995. Defense attorneys claimed Simpson was wrongly accused but prosecutors argued that Simpson was a controlling husband who abused Brown Simpson. Prosecutors also pointed to blood from the crime...
As a result of the prior arrest, this prohibited the rapper from possessing the weapon found in his vehicle. This charge would have given him up to 10 years in prison if convicted. At the trial, prosecutors attempted to establish a connection between the rapper and the weapon through photos...
When he went to trial in 2008, Simpson did not testify - a decision that one of his lawyers said was pushed upon him by Galanter. With 19 points raised to support reversal in the writ of habeas corpus, Simpson was expected to answer many questions from his lawyers and then undergo cross...
With a minimum sentence of nine years, this is the first year Simpson could be released. But he was granted parole on some of the counts against him at a 2013 hearing. This summer, he will only have to make parole on seven of the original 12 counts. Prosecutors declined to comment on...