O.J. Simpson Attorneys Appeal His Conviction To The Nevada Supreme Court
Sentenced to serve up to 33 years in prison, O.J. Simpson Attorneys Appeal His Conviction To The Nevada Supreme Court on the charges of kidnapping and armed robbery.
Attorneys for the already imprisoned former football star O.J. Simpson on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009, appealed his conviction to the Nevada Supreme Court, claiming his trial was “fundamentally unfair.”
October of 2008, a jury of O.J. Simpson’s peers, convicted him on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping and at the age of 61 he began his prison term. He could be eligible for parole after nine years of serving his sentence.
In the 47 page brief filed Tuesday, May 26th,2009, Simpson’s attorneys accuse Clark County, Nevada, District Judge Jackie Glass of judicial misconduct, stating that her behavior constituted “cumulative error that was so egregious and prejudicial that the defense could not get a fair trial.”
The appeal also alleges that “the judge inflicted herself into the trial proceedings, issued improper jury instructions, improperly admitted hearsay evidence and refused to allow defense attorneys to fully cross examine witnesses.
“In addition, she would not allow defense counsel to ask prospective jurors about their “known and unknown” biases,” the brief continued “and she allowed prosecutors to strike the only two African American potential jurors eligible to be on the jury.”
“Because of the unique nature of the case, a full and complete questioning of potential jurors needed to take place,” the appeal stated. “The District Court gave no deference to the fact that Simpson brought a lot of baggage into the courtroom.”
The odd point of Simpson’s conviction and trial came on October 3, 2008, the 13th anniversary of his controversial acquittal in the 1994 killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
O.J. Simpson is a former Heisman Trophy winner, record setting NFL running back and movie actor. He was arrested because O.J. had enlisted the help of Clarence “C.J.” Stewart and four others in an effort to get sports memorabilia items that Simpson claimed had belonged to him from dealers Bruce Fromong and Al Beardsley, who were in Las Vegas.
The six men confronted the dealers in a room at the Palace Station Hotel Room and Casino in Las Vegas on September 13, 2007, showing and brandishing weapons but never firing them.
At the trial, four of the men testified against Simpson, while Stewart stood trial alongside him. The four men that testified against him, received probation in exchange for their testimony.
Stewart received a sentence similar to Simpson’s, but will be eligible for parole in seven and a half years, instead of 9 years like O.J. Simpson…
Was justice served?
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He is exactly where he belongs and that is a fact!!!