Race and its Effect on the O.J. Simpson Trial 1 Running Header: RACE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL Race and its Effect on the O.J. Simpson Trial In APA Style Beth Horveath The Pennsylvania State University English 202D Professor Kearney April 12‚ 2006 Race and its Effect on the O.J. Simpson Trial 2 List of Illustrations Figure 1: Nicole Brown-Simpson…………………………………………………5 Figure 2: Mark Fuhrman…………………………………………………………..8 Figure 3: O.J. Simpson……………………………………………………………10 Race
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In 1995‚ OJ Simpson was tried for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson (his ex-wife) and her friend‚ Ron Goldman. Surprisingly‚ the twelve jurors found OJ Simpson not guilty in spite of a lengthy and highly publicized trial. I believe the jury’s not guilty verdict was a result of many reasons. The defendant was a popular athlete and actor whom many looked up to and admired. His main defense lawyers‚ Robert Shapiro‚ and Johnnie Cochran were top notch. During jury selection‚ both defense and prosecution
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THE O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL On June 12‚1994‚ Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered. Their bodies were discovered outside Nicole Simpson’s condominium. Nicole Simpson was the estranged wife of the famous football player and T.V. star O.J. 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
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responsible for her death. A widespread theory was that the girl’s staged the crime scene to appear as if an intruder killed her. But after a decade later‚ Family of Ramsey’s were cleared of any involvement in the murder. Till this date‚ the killer has never been found. The key to solving this case is to find the author of the unusual ransom note left at the scene. According to other sources ‚ mother of jonbenet found the note on the stairway‚ which led her to the discovery that JonBenet was missing from
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The O.J Simpson Case On June 12‚ 1994 the Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered. The location was Nicole Brown Simpsons condominium on Bundy Drive Los Angeles‚ California. It is believed the murders occurred sometime after ten PM. Around midnight Nicole’s dog started howling and attracted the attention of a neighbor. The neighbor discovered the bodies of Nicole and Ronald. Ronald Goldman was found with multiple stab wounds including a stab wound in the back of his neck. Nicole
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Orenthal James Simpson was born June 9th 1947‚ in San Francisco California. His Aunt‚ supposedly named him after a French actor she liked. By the age of two Simpson had contracted rickets‚ a childhood bone disorder that left him pigeon toed and bow legged. As time passed Simpson grew out of his bars and leg braces‚ he remained slightly pigeon toed for the rest of his life. In 1952‚ his parents divorced‚ leaving O.J. and his three siblings in the rugged‚ ethnically black Potrero Hill district in San
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OJ Simpson-Guilty or Innocent? The OJ Simpson case is one that has left a stain on law enforcement and put a pock down on the chain of command issues as well as the collection and contamination procedures across the US. Although more than most of the evidence could have put Mr. Simpson in prison for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman if it had been found to be creditable‚ the fact that the investigation and collection were so splotchy and unorganized‚ with evidence being misplaced
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The 1995 criminal trial of O. J. Simpson for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman has been called "a great trash novel come to life‚".No one can deny the pull it had on the American public and the fans of the great O.J. Simpson. During the early reports of the murder of the wife of the ex-football star‚ and the cunning ‚ head turning sports announcer had not caught people’s full attention‚ Simpson’s surreal Bronco ride on the day of his arrest most definitly did. Police accumulated
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James “O.J.” Simpson was a famous football star and actor. Simpson’s life was completely changed when he was put on trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman. Due to the celebrity status of Simpson and the media coverage that followed the case‚ it is known as the “Trial of the Century.” Officially called the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson‚ the trial lasted from November 2‚ 1994 to October 3‚ 1995. After the extensive trial‚ Simpson was acquitted
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how much money has to offer. This is true with many cases such as crime cases or something even less serious. A wealthy man rarely has face the consequences of his wrongdoings because he can pay someone off. For example‚ the OJ Simpson case. He was a famous American football player who was believed to be in the involved in the murdering of his wife and another man whom she was with. Simpson had enough money to buy the best lawyer for his case and was able to walk free despite all the obvious evidence
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