O.J. Simpson Gets Up To 33 Years In Prison

Former Football Star Sentenced For Role In Armed Robbery At Las Vegas Hotel

(CBS/AP)  A broken O.J. Simpson was sentenced Friday to as much as 33 years in prison for a hotel armed robbery after a judge rejected his apology and said, "It was much more than stupidity."

The 61-year-old football Hall of Famer stood shackled and stone-faced as Judge Jackie Glass rattled off the punishment. Moments before, Simpson made a rambling, five-minute plea for leniency, simultaneously apologizing for the holdup as a foolish mistake and trying to justify his actions.

He choked back tears as he told her: "I didn't want to steal anything from anyone. ... I'm sorry, sorry."

Simpson said he was simply trying to retrieve sports memorabilia and other mementos, including his first wife's wedding ring, from two dealers when he stormed a Las Vegas hotel room on Sept. 13, 2007.

But the judge emphasized that it was a violent confrontation in which at least one gun was drawn, and she said someone could have been shot. She said the evidence was overwhelming, with the planning, the confrontation itself and the aftermath all recorded on audio or videotape.

Glass, a no-nonsense judge known for her tough sentences, imposed such a complex series of consecutive and concurrent sentences that even many attorneys watching the case were confused as to how much time Simpson got.

Simpson could serve up to 33 years but could be eligible for parole after nine years, according to Elana Roberto, the judge's clerk.

"The sentencing rules bound the judge to hand out these sentences the way she did," said CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen. "The state legislators in Nevada made sure that these sorts of crimes are punished harshly, so the judge didn't have a ton of discretion. Simpson's fate was sealed, you could say, when prosecutors threw the book at him and jurors rejected his defense."

The judge said several times that her sentence in the Las Vegas case had nothing to do with Simpson's 1995 acquittal in the slaying of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

"I'm not here to try and cause any retribution or any payback for anything else," Glass said.

Simpson was immediately led away to prison after the judge refused to permit him to go free on bail while he appeals.

"We haven't heard the last of Simpson or this case," Cohen said. "His lawyers have several good issues to raise on appeal, including some key issues relating to the credibility and reliability of some of the most important witnesses against him. So I wouldn't be surprised if the appeals courts change, or tweak, to what has just happened."

Simpson's co-defendant and former golfing buddy, Clarence "C.J. Stewart, also was sentenced to at least 15 years.

Outside court, Goldman's father, Fred Goldman, and sister, Kim, said they were delighted with the sentence.

"We are thrilled, and it's a bittersweet moment," Fred Goldman said. "It was satisfying seeing him in shackles like he belongs."

The Goldmans took a measure of credit for Simpson's fate, saying their relentless pursuit of his assets to satisfy a $33.5 million wrongful-death judgment "pushed him over the edge" and led him to commit the robbery to recover some of his sports memorabilia.

[rod7973]

To jfc15009 :
The afro-American definition of racism is, "any black convicted of a felony, by a jury". Perhaps, albeit not likely, blacks should read Bill Cosby's books, or the definitive book on IQ, "THE BELL CURVE" written by two Ivy League PhD, Dr.s Herrnstein, and Murry. Two of the most brilliant PhDs to ever have the guts to go against Harvard's policies, and political correctness and expose the reverse bias against everyone, who proves that blacks are genetically inferior, on average when compared to all other races. Just crying racism, does NOT invalidate their proofs.

[rod7973]

to spinproof:
The race card is fading, you will have to find another "excuse" for being a black felon.

[kopana]

OJ should look at the bright side, he now may have a better chance to find his ex-wife''s killer in prison, I know that prisons do have mirrors too!!!

Smile OJ...your day has come!

[misogynist10]

The bright side of this is that OJ won''t need to worry about how much to contribute to his retirement plan.

[jfc15009]

Natural Law & Latent Karma.

[ajmarine111]

Racism is alive and well in the U.S., and the racists are coming out of the woodwork tooting their little horns, especially now since their boss is a black man.

Posted by n8yvn29 at 05:29 PM : Dec 06, 2008



Does this sound like someone calling Obama an "Uncle Tom" or "House Negro",..........or is it just me?

[babooph]

Wow different sentences in each "news" agency -central contriol never errs with other stuff -lie is always spin,mercenary always contractor,bribe is always lobby,propagandist is always journalist etc etc etc!

[niceface19]

OJ only have himself to blame,

do not mess around with white chicks if you are black, he made many skinny white dudes mad.

[spinproof]

Either the Joker or O.J. killed Nicole and Ron.
To have leaped over 10 foot fences and climb two stories into a window.

Posted by LOOK-------- at 06:49 PM : Dec 06, 2008

Nicole Simpson was no choir girl, Nicole was a heavy drug user who ran up a big unpaid tab with her drug suppliers, anyone of which could have had her killed. No matter who actually killed Nicole, O.J. was going to get the blame for it because of his domestic violence history with her. The reason Lawyer Johnnie Cochran made a big deal about Detective Mark Furman being a racist who didn''t like to see Black men with White women was because Det. Furman didn''t like O.J. and had several run ins with O.J. and had the resources to set up the perfect crime and blame it on O.J., only racism prevents many from exploring other possibilities to Nicole''s death. O.J. probably did it, but there are other possibilities too!

[antizion]

Justice has been delayed and now served.

[spinproof]

Rest in peace Nicole and Ron.

Posted by LOOK-------- at 06:39 PM : Dec 06, 2008

Of course, but this trial was not about Nicole and Ron and that''s the problem!

[spinproof]

Can you imagine if this trend continues, that people who served say 3 or 6 years in jail then suddenly someone doesn''t think that was long enough and gets a person an extra 5 or 10 more years so they can feel better! Everyone better look where this is going! This is not about just O.J., this is about everybody! This is starting off innocent, next it will be a Policy or Law and then it will be too late to change it back! Now O.J. got 6 to 33 years for trying to retrieve his stolen items(or not enough penalty the first trial?). The elaborate video taping and recording of conversations points to the fact that this was an elaborate setup from start to finish and there is more to this story behind the scenes, it looks like Law Enforcement was involved from the very beginning and set the whole thing up!

[denn034]

I''ve defended him in the past but, he should''ve let the local police handle getting his stuff back instead of going after it John Wayne style. 9-33 years seems excessive but, that''s the call. Who knows, this sentence may even be overturned on appeal.

[rushlimpdrug]

Payback, pure and simple, racially motivated payback. Racism is alive and well in the U.S., and the racists are coming out of the woodwork tooting their little horns, especially now since their boss is a black man.
Posted by n8yvn29 at 05:29 PM


Yeah, you are stupid.

You can visit O.J. in jail;

You can also see the racism
in Zimbabwe where the racist let BLACKS
starve and get CHOLERA, etc!

Oh, that''s probably because they are
mad that their leader is black.

ain''t racism odd?

[n8yvn29]

Talk about a raw deal, not even murderers get heavy sentences like this one, let alone someone trying to get back their own property. Payback, pure and simple, racially motivated payback. Racism is alive and well in the U.S., and the racists are coming out of the woodwork tooting their little horns, especially now since their boss is a black man.

[rushlimpdrug]

you should hope for stem cell research so you can request they grow you and your kind a new brain.
Posted by spinproof at 03:47 PM


I don''t need a brain to know that if I''m told someone
is holding my property at a location it is easy
enough for me to pick up the phone and have the police go and question them.

Oh, maybe it takes a genius like O.J. to get his
"friends" together and get "his stuff" from his
other "friends".

He will find more of these type "friends" in jail
all waiting for him to drop the soap.

[ann3332]

The one thing i do know is I do believe in justice but what I dont understand where did they get OJ things rightfully he had the right to get them since it was stolen from him but I dont agree how he did it and secondly what was Mr Golman doing at the courthouse he had no business there since it had nothing to with him or his daughter. The hatred that He has for Oj is unreal and to be honest he is prison himself. Until he decided to let go of it he will stay in that prison of hatred.

[spinproof]

Posted by msay3 at 04:03 PM : Dec 06, 2008

Be careful what you wish for you just might get it! If our legal system is allowed to turn back the clock and right what many see as past wrong verdicts then none of us are safe, today its O.J. tomorrow it may be you or your loved ones!

[msay3]

O.J. WILL MAKE LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS IN PRISON.....

[msay3]

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND