Simpson guilty on all charges in robbery trial

United States
October 4, 2008 4:40am CST
O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found guilty Friday of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. The 61-year-old former football star could spend the rest of his life in prison. Sentencing was set for Dec. 5. Do you think O.J. will get a jail time sentence based on this particular crime or do you think that his previous murder charge (and acquittal) will now influence the amount of jail time he will received? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081004/ap_on_re_us/oj_simpson
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• United States
4 Oct 08
Simpson's previous encounters with the legal system will not affect his sentencing in terms of longer jail time. The USA legal system is very fair. The sentencing judge will bend over backwards to not appear to be too harsh.
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• United States
4 Oct 08
Yes as it only could be life. BTW I just heard that the verdict came in 16 years to the day of his murder trial. Coincidence or justice??
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
4 Oct 08
I really think his past wil make his stay longer. Cant help to think that as so many people think he should be there now any how.
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@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
7 Oct 08
If you keep knocking on the devils door, he answers it. What goes arround comes arround....his choices in life are catching up with him.He still has the judge to face yet, the judge in heaven and that sentence, he wont be able to con his way out of!
• United States
7 Oct 08
That is so true. I would not like to be in his shoes and have to face my Maker.
@AmbiePam (86412)
• United States
6 Oct 08
The longest sentence he could get would be life in prison. However I believe that if it was Joe Schmo on the street, that person would not get life. So I think they will not give him life just so they can say they weren't influenced by the former accusations against him. I would welcome him serving a life term. I think by now everyone no matter what race, believes he is a cold blooded murderer. And if they don't, well if they don't, maybe they are the ones who helped come up with the 'hotline' O.J set up when the murder happened, so 'tips' could be taken to find the real killer. He must have felt such great relief knowing that the money he offered to find the killer would never be claimed.
• United States
6 Oct 08
Excellent response!
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@AmbiePam (86412)
• United States
7 Oct 08
Thanks. : )
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
13 Oct 08
In honesty, I don't think this was a trial aobut a robbery at all...it was a vengence trial based on what ppl think he did in the past. I think this b/c out of 500 jurors, 250 were automatically disqualified b/c they believed he was guilty of the murders. I believe this b/c more than one of the juror's on this case stated after the trial that they "finally got justice". I also believe this b/c even the police, before OJ ever got to the police station, were crowing about how they mananged to finally get him after all these years. I don't know if he killed his wife and her friend all those years ago...I wasn't there. I don't know if he was guilty of this crime or not...I wasn't there either. But I do think even if he wasn't guilty of this crime they still would have convicted him b/c of what they think he did back then. [b]~~IN SEARCH OF PEACE WITHIN~~ **AGAINST THE STORMS, I WILL STAND STRONG** [/b]
• United States
13 Oct 08
I would have agreed with you if I had not seen some of the jurors being interviewed on the Dr. Phil show. They were asked exactly what points in the evidence made them give the guilty verdict. They all were extremely careful to have only gone by the evidence as they knew the question would come up if they had been influenced by his past and the yswore it did not have anything to do with their verdict.
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
13 Oct 08
I hope your right...although for any of them to admit it on television would open the door for an appeal under double jeapordy would be a huge boo-boo for the whole situation. I figure when his time comes, he'll be truely judged, along with everyone else involved. [b]~~IN SEARCH OF PEACE WITHIN~~ **AGAINST THE STORMS, I WILL STAND STRONG** [/b]
28 Aug 10
it's an embarrassment that he was acquitted of murder. but karma gets him. still, he had all those years free when he should have been rotting in a cell. disgusting. thank goodness he's in jail now. r.i.p. nicole & ron.
• United States
28 Aug 10
Yes that is true. BTW how did you find this 2 year old discussion?
@youdontsay (3497)
• United States
6 Oct 08
I would hope that the sentence be based on the present offense, since that is the way the law is supposed to work. Frankly, I have my doubts about his innocence from murder and am glad he got caught with this crime. But I don't think the former charges, for which he was acquitted, should be considered in the present sentence. Evidence about the acquittal could develop evidence of his personality and his tendency to take what he wants because or his sense of entitlement. That could influence the sentence.
• United States
6 Oct 08
"Evidence about the acquittal could develop evidence of his personality and his tendency to take what he wants because or his sense of entitlement." I like your reasoning and it could very well be true.
@kingcrapper (1536)
• United States
4 Oct 08
Can you believe this guy? I thought he wasn't going to sleep until he found his wife's killer?! Hmm. The guy sure has a record doesn't he. When I read your post I had this thought about the happenings in some cities when the whole trial thing was going on. People beaten, cars destroyed and buildings burned. Someone had mentioned to me the other day: could the same thing happen is Obama is not elected? I thought it was an odd thing to say. As far as OJ is concerned, I think some time behind bars will do him some good.
• United States
4 Oct 08
That is a coincidence because the same thought had also crossed my mind. The blind mass hysteria that resulted during the days of O.J. is beginning to manifest itself again with the blind adoration Obama is attracting? O.J. practically confessed to the murder in his book so I wonder what Obama will confess to in a new book if he is elected!!!!
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
4 Oct 08
No doubt Simpson deserves the life he has. When he was acquitted of murder I thought the worst of America's justice system. Now that he has been convicted of robbery, I don't really care anymore. He has become irrelevant.
• United States
4 Oct 08
Actually I think you have given him the worse descirion that could be said about him. To call an egomaniac such as OJ irrelevant would really hurt him.