O.J. Appeals Robbery, Kidnap Conviction

Nevada Appeal Alleges His Conviction Was Tainted By Judicial Misconduct

(AP)  O.J. Simpson has appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn his convictions for armed robbery and kidnapping during a a Las Vegas hotel room confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers.

The appeal arrived Tuesday at the Supreme Court in Carson City.

The former football star, actor and advertising pitchman asks the high court to throw out his conviction on grounds that include judicial misconduct, insufficient evidence, a lack of racial diversity on the jury and errors in sentencing and jury instructions.

Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of charges he murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. But he later was held liable for the deaths in a civil court case.

The document criticizes the trial judge, Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass, and accuses prosecutors of improperly asking questions about allegations of witness intimidation in front of the jury.

"Cumulative error ... was so egregious and prejudicial that the defense could not get a fair trial," Simpson attorneys Yale Galanter and Malcolm LaVergne wrote in seeking the reversal.

Appeals in Nevada can take more than a year. Supreme Court spokesman Bill Gang said there was no way to know when the justices might rule.

"The amount of time it takes depends on the number and complexity of the issues raised," Gang said.

Simpson, 61, maintains that he was trying to retrieve property stolen from him when he and five other men confronted the two sports collectibles peddlers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room in September 2007.

Simpson and a co-defendant were convicted last October and sentenced in December. Simpson got nine to 33 years in state prison. He is housed at a prison in Lovelock, about 90 miles east of Reno.

[nolies74621]

OJ was talking to his lawyer one day
He asked him: "I thought we were going to Cancun"

His lawyer replied:

"No OJ that's not what I said. What I did say was, you're going to the can, cuun

Posted by capt777737 at 1:52 PM : May 27, 2009

capt777737- Your Joke is distasteful and is one of the many things that is wrong with our society. The guy deserves to be in prison because he is a criminal, why add race to it? I know OJ did, but don't stoop that low.

[enriquecaliente]

First off, the reason he got off was the "if the glove don't fit you can't convict". The prosecutors were idiots. Anyone who has lived in the northeast, knows that if you get a leather glove really wet, when it dries out, it shrinks. The glove in question was drenched in blood. Of course it wouldn't fit, it had dried out and shrunk. They should have had a new same sized glove and have him put it on, then if it fit they should have drenched it and dried it out. To show the stupidity of the defense. But they didn't and he and his accomplice got away with murder. Let him sit there, he deserves it.

[thgdriver]

Simpson got nine to 33 years in state prison. He is housed at a prison in Lovelock, about 90 miles east of Reno.

This looks like the Klan trying to lynch another black guy to me. If he was anyone else he would have gotten probation. Nine to 33 years is ridiculous.

[capt777737]

OJ was talking to his lawyer one day
He asked him: "I thought we were going to Cancun"

His lawyer replied:

"No OJ that's not what I said. What I did say was, you're going to the can, cuun

[capt777737]

OJ was talking to his lawyer one day
He asked him: "I thought we were going to Cancun"

His lawyer replied:

"No OJ that's not what I said. What I did say was, you're going to the can, ****."

[valentin73]

CANNED JUICE
Yes, you got away the first time, not this time.
Yes, you gambled in Nevada, the gamblin' state, you lose dude
Yes, you deserve to rot in the can, you had it coming.
Yes, you owe the Goldmans lots of money, mucho dinero,
No, you are no longer a sports hero, that ended in 1995
No , you are no longer a television, big screen star, that, too , ended then.
No, you are no longer and should no longer be a "heisman" trophy winner
No, nor should you be an NFL hall of famer, pension getter............................
Do the Goldmans a big favor,
you did the crime, now do the time.........................................................................

[Oregon_State_OSU]

Its been a constant Witch Hunt since 1995 to get this man behind bars. I don't think OJ got a fair trial, just because everybody and their mom wants to see OJ behind bars no matter what the crime is or the evidence.

Give OJ a jury of 1/2 White People and 1/2 Black People so he cant complain about it.

[thecatsmeow5]

If he's complaining about racial diversity in the civial trial, then maybe we need to take a good look at the murder trial since it was predominantly black. Goes to show how arrogant he is and how he thinks he can manipulate the system. He needs to stay behind bars....exactly where he belongs!

[rational_1]

What better place to look for your wife's killer than in prison? Lots more good suspects in there OJ than on your local golf course. Happy hunting!

[dagrandma]

O.J., why don't you just bend over and take it like a man.

[briannorwood]

I say, let this murderer rot in jail!

[joel178]

LET HIM GO

[stryker54]

Nevada is a gambling state, OJ LOST. Hope he does at least the 9 out of the 30 They might make sure he comes out an old man with no lead left in his pencil.

[orsands]

He's miserable?
Any one want to venture what percentage of the world is simply delighted to hear that piece of news?
I am guessing probably 99% of the people on this planet.
The only sad part is that he wasn't made miserable soon enough...and won't be miserable long enough.

[renonv5]

Good luck with that OJ, Nevada doesn't suffer fools gladly. They put you exactly where you belong. Trying to retrieve stolen property with a gun in your pocket and thugs at your side which was ALL RECORDED, does not leave too much room for doubt.

[nolies74621]

Oh poor poor OJ Simpson, oh woe is you. OJ needs to shut his big stupid gaping maw and take his medicine like a man. Oh yeah he is'nt a man, he is a narcassitic coward that preys on others. Of course he had to throw the race card in there. What a desperate, despicable POS.

[bspdyz]

i can't belive this guy. i'm frankly surprised he has not got took out yet. he must be in a good jail. or he is kept somewhere all along.

[vm7488-2009]

Go Juice Go! Stand Tall, this is typical yuppie b s. Its all for their entertainment value. Like one poster said earlier they cruicfy Micael Vick as well, and got stuffed bear, deer, elk, and all sorts of animal heads on their walls as "trophies", please! Hypocritical bastards, go to the Phillipines and see what they do with dogs! Send PETA their.
Posted by stickdog3 at 4:38 PM : May 26, 2009
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Yeah, only idiots like you who can't even spell correctly will go cheer for another idiot O.J.

That O.J. is a self-righteous, narcissistic, pretentious murderer who doesn't deserve an appeal.

I hope the Nevada Supreme Court do what is right and reject his appeal.

That man is the biggest infamous symbol of the failure of American Judicial System ?Letting guilty people roam free.

[imnho]

The hard part of being a narcissistic social path knows when to back off and not commit an act that will land you in a correction institution for an extended stay. That?s why jails are full of narcissistic social paths. In LA OJ dance on the edge of a cliff and got very lucky. The people in charge of prosecuting him were not only not ready for prime time, they were utterly clueless. It is rare for someone on trial in a felony case to get so lucky. OJ pushes his luck in assuming that luck would be a lady to him twice in a row. The laws of probability and chance caught up to him.

His major concern should be running out of money. When he can no longer buy off certain inmates he may have a certain orifice enlarged to immense proportions.

[ass_u_me]

"O.J. Appeals Robbery, Kidnap Conviction"

Too bad he didn't have to appeal his murder conviction.