Oj Simpson Trial
The reality of OJ Simpson’s Trial Present to Mr. Hyatt
Presented by Aiyana Barnes
O.J. Simpson was convicted of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. There are three crucial factors with the evidence against him. First, the L.A.P.D. has been proven corrupt and racially biased. Second, the evidence, including blood samples, and the glove from the scene of the crime. Third, the juries from during the trial were all mainly African American, so they began to have a race issue. Everyone has their own implication of how the verdict should continue if the evidence fits, he is guilty if the evidence does not fit he will be found not guilty!
Now not everybody knows who OJ, Orenthal James Simpson, is he is a retired 2 time All American running …show more content…
goes clubbing with friends and runs into Nicole and two woman friends. “He finds himself thinking about Nicole "and missing her a little." Why not stop by her house to see if she's awake?”(4) He had done that after returned from his daughter's dance recital. Later that night Nicole Brown Simpson lay face down on the ground-possibly unconscious-when a right-handed assailant delivered the final fatal knife wound, lifting up her head by the hair to expose her neck, according to the medical examiner's testimony Wednesday. The crime was discovered by a pedestrian who glanced inside the gated garden in front of the condominium and saw Nicole Simpson's body on the walkway steps, a few feet inside the gate. Police were called, and the body of Goldman was found nearby. (5)Before the trial began lawyers convinced the LAPD to allow Simpson to turn himself in at 11 a.m. on June 17, 1994, even though the murder charge meant no bail would be set and a possible death penalty verdict if …show more content…
As expected, the presiding judge ordered that Simpson be held without bail. The following day, a grand jury was called to determine whether to indict him for the murders. Two days later, on June 23, the grand jury was dismissed as a result of excessive media coverage, which could have influenced its neutrality. Rather than a grand jury hearing, a probable cause hearing was held to determine whether or not to bring Simpson to trial, which was a minor victory for Simpson's lawyers who would now be able to get to evidence as it was being presented by the prosecution to a grand jury hearing. For the defense case Simpson hired a team of high-profile lawyers, including F. Lee Bailey, Robert Kardashian, Robert Shapiro, Alan Dershowitz, Johnnie Cochran, Gerald Uelmen Carl E. Douglas and Shawn
Presented by Aiyana Barnes
O.J. Simpson was convicted of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. There are three crucial factors with the evidence against him. First, the L.A.P.D. has been proven corrupt and racially biased. Second, the evidence, including blood samples, and the glove from the scene of the crime. Third, the juries from during the trial were all mainly African American, so they began to have a race issue. Everyone has their own implication of how the verdict should continue if the evidence fits, he is guilty if the evidence does not fit he will be found not guilty!
Now not everybody knows who OJ, Orenthal James Simpson, is he is a retired 2 time All American running …show more content…
goes clubbing with friends and runs into Nicole and two woman friends. “He finds himself thinking about Nicole "and missing her a little." Why not stop by her house to see if she's awake?”(4) He had done that after returned from his daughter's dance recital. Later that night Nicole Brown Simpson lay face down on the ground-possibly unconscious-when a right-handed assailant delivered the final fatal knife wound, lifting up her head by the hair to expose her neck, according to the medical examiner's testimony Wednesday. The crime was discovered by a pedestrian who glanced inside the gated garden in front of the condominium and saw Nicole Simpson's body on the walkway steps, a few feet inside the gate. Police were called, and the body of Goldman was found nearby. (5)Before the trial began lawyers convinced the LAPD to allow Simpson to turn himself in at 11 a.m. on June 17, 1994, even though the murder charge meant no bail would be set and a possible death penalty verdict if …show more content…
As expected, the presiding judge ordered that Simpson be held without bail. The following day, a grand jury was called to determine whether to indict him for the murders. Two days later, on June 23, the grand jury was dismissed as a result of excessive media coverage, which could have influenced its neutrality. Rather than a grand jury hearing, a probable cause hearing was held to determine whether or not to bring Simpson to trial, which was a minor victory for Simpson's lawyers who would now be able to get to evidence as it was being presented by the prosecution to a grand jury hearing. For the defense case Simpson hired a team of high-profile lawyers, including F. Lee Bailey, Robert Kardashian, Robert Shapiro, Alan Dershowitz, Johnnie Cochran, Gerald Uelmen Carl E. Douglas and Shawn