Dr. Sirleaf From: Vinita Dixon Topic: Why O.J. Simpson was found not guilty May 12, 2010 Strayer University The double homicide trial of O.J. Simpson may be over but the speculation of how and why he was found not guilty is still running sky high. Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death outside her Brentwood townhouse on June 12 1994. Former American football star O.J. Simpson was arrested soon after the killings but insisted from the start he was "absolutely
13 June, 1994, the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were discovered in the front courtyard of Brown’s apartment. Both were stabbed to death before midnight on 12 June 1994. Brown had been stabbed multiple times in the head and neck with defence wounds on her hands. Evidence found and collected at the scene and at Brown’s ex-husband, Orenthal James (OJ) Simpson’s home, led police to suspect that Simpson was the murderer (People v. Simpson, 1995, 85; 86A; 102A; 112A). Simpson’s lawyers
quality of evidence in criminal cases is scrutinized because of contamination. Contamination is the introduction of something that physically corrupts a substance at a crime scene that was not previously there; it comes in many forms and most often times comes from the humans who investigate a crime scene. It is imperative that prevention of cross-contamination is implemented when gathering evidence. Several of the more sensitive forensic techniques such as trace analysis, bloodspatter interpretation