Introduction: The Scenario “On June 13, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found dead outside of Nicole Brown Simpson’s condo in Brentwood, California at approximately midnight” (Case). “A few days later on June 17, 1994, as police go to arrest OJ Simpson as a suspect in the murders, Simpson and a friend attempted to flee in Simpson’s white Bronco but Simpson was eventually apprehended at his house after the chase concluded” (Linder). “On July 22, 1994, Simpson pleaded not guilty to charges of two counts of first degree murder” (Linder). The trial lasted from “January 29th, 1995 to October 3rd, 1995” when Simpson was ultimately found not guilty for the murders because there was not sufficient enough evidence to convict Simpson …show more content…
“Blood found on the socks contained genetic markers associated with both OJ Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson” (List). As we learned in class the blood evidence was very important because of its role as a body fluid containing DNA. This evidence should have been critical in linking OJ Simpson to the crime scene and with Nicole Brown Simpson. According to the defense Nicole Brown Simpson’s blood was planted on Simpson’s socks to implicate him. “One of the defense’s claims was that from the blood samples collected on the sock there was EDTA present” (Matheson). In class we learned that EDTA is used in the purple topped vacutainer vials that are used to collect blood. The EDTA helps to stop the blood from coagulating and instead keeping it a liquid form. “According to the FBI analysis the levels of EDTA found were only 1/1000 that of what would be in a vacutainer vial” (Matheson). Given this information I would reasonably conclude that this is probably not blood from a vacutainer vial and that the evidence was not likely planted by someone. “Another claim that the defense had was that the blood had soaked all the way through the socks which would not have been possible if OJ Simpson would have been wearing the socks” (List). One of the things we studied in class was blood stain patterns. In particular one of the patterns was a wipe. If OJ Simpson had taken the socks off and left them on the floor it would make sense that if the volume of blood on the socks was substantial, like the amount of blood at the scene, that the blood could still be wet enough to wipe blood from the front of the socks to the back of the socks and soak through. A lot of this would depend on how much time it took between the murders and OJ Simpson removing his socks, because if the blood had already started to dry before he took them off the blood likely wouldn’t
California freeways in a white Ford Bronco. On June 20th the trial started Oj pleaded not guilty to
He also testified that the tests done on the glove and Bronco were untrustworthy due to sloppy evidence handling. Henry Lee testified that blood swatches collected near the crime scene were left to dry overnight but the evidence showed a damp swatch ended up in Simpson's packaging.
On June 12th, 1994, Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman’s bodies were found Nicole’s condominium; the victims had been stabbed to death. The identity of the murderer was unknown up until O.J was suspected to be a suspect. When accused, he was in another state, and was forced to fly back. (Aaseng 1996)
FBI suspected him of drug possession though no drugs were found in the house. FBI did find equipment that could steal satellite television programming and was sued. Orenthal married Nicole Brown in 1985 and had two children together, Justin and Sydney. Later on in the relationship Nicole complained about the relationship to her friends a lot and even stated that Orenthal was physically abusive. One time a fight between Nicole and Orenthal escalated that Orenthal threatened to kill Nicole, and later on said that it was nothing. Nicole finally filed for a divorce in 1992. On June 12, 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her condominium in Los Angeles and evidence pointed to O.J. Simpson. He was forced to surrender by 11 a.m. on June but he fled then was tracked down on Santa Ana Freeway. Orenthal had possession of a gun, his passport, $9,000 in cash and even had a disguise and stated he was running. In October 2008 Simpson was guilty of 12 counts of armed robbery and a kidnapping with Clarence Stewart. Although Orenthal recently got released due to parole on October 1st, 2017, attorneys in Florida didn't want Orenthal to go back to Florida after all the events.
The O.J. Simpson trial was one of the most recognizable cases in American History. It went on for 9 months. At 12:10 am on June 13, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were found murdered right outside of Bundy drive condo in Brentwood. Evidence found in the scene led the Police to suspect that O.J. Simpson was the murderer. Although the prosecution pointed to the evidence of the case Simpson lawyers argued that the police bungle the investigation and planted evidence. An examination of the case is that one of the policemen was racist and planted evidence in the scene to accuse O.J. Simpson of being the murderer.
Imagine a police chase being broadcasted on tv for millions of people to see, a man who is running now with a gun, money, and a disguise less than twenty four hours after his ex wife and new lover were murdered. Now he is being arrested and tried with their murders and against all evidence pointing towards the rest of his life in prison, he is released after 16 months of awaiting a verdict. Well this isn’t a soap opera and that isn’t Sonny Corinthos, that is your favorite athlete, former heisman trophy winner and celebrity, Oj Simpson. On October 3rd 1995, Oj Simpson was found innocent of killing Nicole Simpson and her believed lover Ron Goldman in one of the most controversial and corrupt court cases ever. Many people
On the late evening of June 12th, 1994, a fellow Brentwood neighbor went to investigate why a nearby dog was constantly howling when they discovered the grisly murder scene(Geis & Bienen, 2016). The victims, 35-year-old Nicole Brown Simpson and 25-year-old Ronald Goldman, were violently stabbed to death with a knife in the walkway of Nicole’s home(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Nicole Brown Simpson was the
On the night of June 12, 1994 the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found just outside Nicole’s condo. Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD, rushed to the scene. There the
According the law.umkc the day of the murder Simpson’s limo driver, Allan Park, went to pick him up, but when he buzzed through the intercom to let him know he was there, there was no response. Minutes later Park spotted Simpson’s Bronco at an intersection. Simpson then later went into his house through a back gate, then answered the door and supposedly said he was sleeping. Simpson’s blood was found on the driver’s door of the Bronco, and Goldman and Brown’s blood were found on the passenger side. Bloody socks were found in Simpson’s house by his bed. In court Simpson claimed that the bloody gloves were not his, so he had to try them on and they did not fit. However; a receipt was found that Brown purchased those gloves for Simpson years back. The footprints found at the scene were from a pair of Bruno Magil shoes in a size 12. Simpson wears a size 12. He claimed that he did not own a pair of the Bruno Magil shoes, but a photo from 1993 shows him wearing those shoes that match the ones at the murder scene. In Simpson’s book “If I Did It” he pretty much confesses that he did it. One of leading phrases he said was “Then something horribly went wrong, and I know what happened, but I can't tell you
Another cunning piece of evidence was the bloody glove found behind Nicole's house, that had fit O.J.'s hand and supposedly had blood in it, but when it was time to call the glove as evidence in the court room, there was no blood. This leads us into question about whether or not racism played a role in the lengthiest trial in United States history. With the help of a strong team of forensic experts, the lawyers were able to identify irregularities in the conduct of the investigation by LAPD detectives and forensic specialists. For example, one of the detectives Philip Vannatter, had carried a sample of Simpson's around with him for hours: and some of the blood taken from Simpson was unaccounted for. After much investigation, the defense team found evidence that Mark Fuhrman, the detective who allegedly found the bloody glove in Simpson's yard, was a raving racist who, contrary to his claim on the stand, frequently used the word “nigger” and had bragged about framing blacks, especially those involved
Through mistakes made within the investigative process of the case, the outcome of the case was affected. On the collection of evidence many pieces were contaminated causing flaws in this evidence. When packaging blood swabs the cotton swatches used were packed in plastic bags and then left in a hot truck. This blood was also contaminated as the technician who handled it still had the blood voluntarily given by Simpson on his gloves (Jones, 2009). Degradation of missed blood, which was left for three weeks after the initial run through, may have turned unusable by the time investigators examined it. It was weeks after finding the socks at O.J. Simpson’s house that the police noted the blood on them. Destruction of evidence may have been caused through the bodies not being taken to be autopsied till 10 hours after they were found. During evidence collection the majority was compiled by a Junior Detective, who was taped dropping blood swabs as well as wiping tweezers with dirty hands, this made the evidence highly contaminated (Deutsch, 1995). To conceal the body of Nicole Simpson a police officer place a blanket over the body, this was done to
Their first set of evidence, and possibly the best part of attaching the three to each other that night, was the blood. There were approximately 22 submissions of blood evidence found at the Bundy Condo (murder scene), Rockingham (Simpson's residence), and in the Bronco (Simpson's vehicle). All of which were a match to either Brown, Goldman, Simpson, or a mixture of the three. All figures of the blood samples were found in the testimonies of Dr. Robin Cotton, laboratory director at Cellmark Diagnostics Inc. and Gary Sims, senior criminalist with the California Department of Justice DNA laboratory (Toobin).
I feel that the glass had to be defective. I know the Jelly jar and peanut glass jar sold in stores are pretty thick. The only way I see it happening, is if the plaintiff had dropped the jar from the refrigerator, resulting in a weakness in the glass. I believe the plaintiff won the case based on his demonstration in the court room. The judge must realized from his own experience that it had to be an issue with the glass jar itself.
This case study focuses on Demi Lovato’s eating disorder. Here we study the presenting problem to her disorder, the history, the diagnosis per DSM-5 and the interventions of the problem.
Throughout the following essay the in-depth evaluation of the patient Janet Jackson will occur. This evaluation will include the presenting conditions pathophysiology and aetiology. Whilst looking at the deterioration post operatively, again assessing the pathophysiology and nursing management that will be undertaken regarding the new patient condition. It will then be suggested that an interdisciplinary approach be taken to the patients care and justification of this method and referral to other healthcare professional will be reviewed.