O.J. Appeals Robbery, Kidnap Conviction

(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.

[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, coon."

[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!