Research Paper On Oj Simpson

The people directly involved with this case are Judge Lance Ito, the prosecution lawyers, Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden, the defense lawyers, Johnnie Cochran, Robert Shapiro and Robert Blasier , the jury and the defendant, O.J. Simpson. The families of the victims have also been present in the courtroom, as well as other spectators and news media. This case has heard one hundred and twenty witnesses over a nine month period.

The jury really didn’t seem to remember the most important piece of information which was that the defendant’s blood was actually found at the crime scene. Bugliosi said “From the moment O.J. Simpson became a suspect in this double murder case, it was in the air, perhaps as in no other case within

On May 4th, 1994, the Goldman family sues O.J. A lot of Simpson’s personal items, such as his trophies and cars were seized. On November 6th 1996, the jury was composed of nine Whites, one Black, one Hispanic, and an Asian. A photographer claims to have taken a picture of Simpson in 1993 wearing Bruno Magli shoes, which were the same ones that were worn by the killer of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. O.J completely denied the picture; which led the photographer to release to the jury over 30 pictures of Simpson in the shoes. Also, on November 11th, pathologists thought that the scars and scratches on O.J’s hands may have been caused by the victim’s finger nails when trying to resist being stabbed to death. However, Simpson claimed that he might have gotten the cuts and scars on his wrists by “rassling” with his son. (http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/index/nns171.htm)

You're not gonna tell me you believe that phony story about losing the knife, and that business about being at the movies. Look, you know how these people lie! It's born in them! I mean what the heck? I don't even have to tell you. They don't know what the truth is! And lemme tell you, they don't need any real big reason to kill someone, either! No sir! [Juror 10, page 51] This type of prejudice offended many of the other jurors, especially Juror 5 who is of similar race to the accused.

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In the 1960s a murder was taken place, the Egan murders. This included Peter, Barbara, and Gerald Egan. The finally verdict ended being that their prime suspect and accused (Jo Leone) was found innocent, primary due to the jury receiving personal threats as well as the prosecutor, who didn’t seem to press hard enough on the defendant.

“If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” Those words were the famous phrase spoke by Johnnie Cochran, one of the defense attorneys, in the case of “People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson.” This eminent motto marked a key turning point in what is known as the most publicized criminal trial in American history. This case brought about many social issues in the country and the American Criminal Justice system. Of the many social topics raised by the case, a few that are most imperative are social class, education, and race.

The next process in the Justice system, a Grand Jury indictment, was interrupted. OJ Simpson hired a top notch team of defense and appellate lawyers to defend him in this case and they were able to get the Grand Jury dismissed from this case due to the massive media coverage. They claimed that the jury was prejudiced toward the defendant because of the readily available information about the case. In lieu of the Grand Jury trial a probable cause hearing was conducted. With that, the judge in this hearing felt that enough evidence did exist for a criminal trial and OJ Simpson was arraigned on July 29th 1994. At his arraignment OJ pleaded not guilty, specifically stating that he was “one hundred percent not guilty”.

On June 12, 1994, Former American football star O.J. Simpson (Orenthal James Simpson) was arrested for the brutal murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in their Brent-wood townhouse. Police reports indicate that Nicole and Ronald where both repeatedly stabbed to death. O.J. served 473 days in custody for these two murders, won his criminal trial which was the lengthiest in the U.S. legal history showing more than 50,000 transcript pages, and after all of this he pleaded 100% not guilty, walking away from all this with no scratch in his name.

The OJ Simpson case has been hailed "The Trial of the Century." One of the longest running court trials in history, this case was filled with conspiracy, controversy, and the power of celebrity. The biggest part of the trial was the evidence. The submission of the blood samples, the DNA testing, and the articles of clothing made the case what it was. Amidst all the accusations of planted evidence and conspiracy plans against Simpson, the jury and Judge Ito had to try to sift through and find Simpson guilty or not guilty.

The trial of the century, as most would call this circus in a courtroom, happened in 1994 when O.J. Simpson was the only suspect in the brutal murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson as well as Ron Goldman. I was only four during this trial, but I have heard my mother speak of the day the verdict was read. She said she was in the car and heard the verdict on the radio, she swears to this day traffic almost seemed to stop. It was such a shock to the majority of America. Interesting to me not because O.J. had been famous, it was not the football or the golfing that made this case the trial of the century. It was the fact that with an entire presentation of actual hard evidence a jury of four men and eight women found O.J. Simpson not

“He was an abuser of the worst kind, one with money, power and fame” (Archer, 2013). O.J. Simpson a man who attracted the attention of millions when he was at the peak of his career to when he was on trial for the brutal murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman. The trial that shocked the country is still referred to today as “the trial of the century” and will continue to hold that title as this trial had an indefinite effect on our judicial system and how money and fame influence verdicts. Regardless if someone believes he’s innocent or guilty, why is this trial still discussed today with as much controversy and conviction it held in 1991? Before Simpson was remembered only for this infamous trial he was a prolific athlete, role model, and someone whose background and upbringing beat the odds. Understanding the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson through his high-profile career and his personality may allow a clear understanding of why an American idol became Americas favorite criminal.

he O. J. Simpson murder case (officially called the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) was a criminal trial held in Los Angeles County, California Superior Court from January 29 to October 3, 1995. Where the Former American football star/actor O. J. Simpson was tried on two counts of murder following the June, 1994 deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. The case was one of the most publicized criminal trial in American history. Simpson was acquitted after a trial that lasted over nine months which was presided over by Judge Lance Ito.

The Documentary “O.J. Made in America” by Ezra Edelman is about how O.J. became famous and then fell on a downhill spiral. First, it talks about how lavish O.J.’s life was, and how he was a football superstar. O.J. went to USC in 1963 to become the national star that everyone loved and could never imagine would do anything wrong. Everyone saw O.J. as “colorless” and they all said they saw him more as a black man with white features rather than a normal negro. Then after becoming the superstar everyone saw him as, he was seen as a murderer by all of his white friends. O.J. was put on trial for the murder of Nicole Simpson, his wife, and Ron Goldman. The trial lasted for 11 months and was very grueling towards the jury. As the case came to an end, the verdict became clear, O.J. was not guilty. Some people still think he was guilty, but others were overjoyed by the verdict. Being the man he is, he decided to go with some of his new friends from Florida to get his Heisman and some other possessions of his back that were stolen after the trial from friends. After he did this he was put on trial 13 years to the day of the murder trial. O.J. was found guilty of armed robbery and a multitude of others. He was sentenced to 33 years in

case and the murder trial of O.J. Simpson created a new market for courtroom drama influence,