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Summary Of The People Vs Oj Simpson

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The court case titled The People v. O.J. Simpson highlighted the longstanding racism of the country by showcasing a black celebrity under the scrutiny of the law, with race a key factor in determining a verdict. The case also brought to light the celebrity culture, and that even the rich and famous are still susceptible to the court system, and possibly have to face the replications of their actions. These themes are brought together in “the trial of the century” in which Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson is accused of having committed the murders of his ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman.
Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson rose to fame through his successful football career. He played for the USC Trojans in college ball, setting several …show more content…

Upon hearing he was to be arrested, O.J. embarked on his famous car chase, where the L.A.P.D. chased him on the highway until eventually catching up to him at his home. In his home, Simpson is joined by friend Al Cowlings, who negotiated with the police until the arrival of lawyer, Robert Shapiro, who will become Simpson’s lead attorney in the case following his arrest. Shortly after the arrival of Shapiro, Simpson surrendered to the police where he pleads that he is “one hundred percent not …show more content…

was able to be convicted after a series of evidence was collected against him. There was a significant amount of DNA evidence that was found both at the crime scene and Simpson’s home that suggested he was involved with the murder. Blood samples were found on a sock in Simpson’s home that matched that of Nicole. Additionally blood was found inside of O.J.’s Ford Bronco, which he had ran from the authorities in. Much of the DNA evidence was questionable, as the defence pressed that it had not been collected properly. The most significant piece of evidence however was a blood soaked glove, one found at the crime scene, the other found at Simpson’s home. During the trial, Simpson was asked to put the gloves on, however they did not seem to fit his hands. The saying “if it doesn’t fit you must acquit” was coined as a key piece of evidence did not fit, a strong case was made for the acquittal of the case, and for O.J. to be freed of all

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The OJ Simpson murder case was a criminal trial held at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, in which former NFL player OJ Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman. He was found not guilty even though there were numerous counts of evidence that showed that OJ was the one who killed his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman. OJ Simpson should have been guilty of murdering Nicole because there was DNA evidence, he had dreams of killing Nicole Simpson, and jealousy could have been the motive that led him to kill Nicole. There was blood found at the crime scene that traced back to OJ’s DNA. Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor of the murder case, revealed that a blood drop found near the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman has been linked to OJ Simpson through RFLP testing - the highest level of DNA examination, commonly known as a genetic fingerprint.

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The eyewitness was Kenny an inmate in prison with Ronald, who unfortunately choked on the stand when questioned about what he knew. So unfortunately for Ronald, Kenny wasn’t his key to being released from prison for the crime he hadn’t committed. Ronald got new lawyers in 1992 A man by the name or Mr. Rich, a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, who was interested in looking into Ronald’s case, Ronald weighed the pros and cons and in the end agreed to let someone else taking a chance at handling his case. It wasn’t until 1994 that the most significant piece of evidence came into play. It was in 1994 that the OJ Simpson case started it was also one of the first instances of DNA being used as evidence in a case.

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