The Oj Simpson Murder Case

Kalissa Rogers

The Trial of all Trials:The O.J. Simpson Murder Case The case of the century, the one that everyone made sure to keep up on through the many months it was on; “People of the State of California vs. Orenthal James Simpson.” This case is one that nobody will forget. There were many months of blood, sweat, and tears put in by both sides for the final verdict, O.J. Simpson had been found not guilty. It all started on June 12, 1994 at around ten P.M. when Nicole Brown- Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered(Linder). Brown-Simpson is said to have been basically slaughtered with her head almost detached from her neck(Linder). Ronald Goldman is said to have struggled with the attacker for about thirty minutes before being stabbed to death. (Linder). Brown-Simpson 's dog was the one to cause a neighbor to call the cops by barking, because there were no gunshots to set anyone off. The same night, O.J. was on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Chicago at 11:45, which some believed to be proof he was innocent

A district attorney named Gil Garcetti wanted to file the charges in downtown Los Angeles, instead of Santa Monica, where the murder occurred. Many people did not like this idea because the jury was made mostly of Latinos, African Americans, and Asian Americans; which would in turn help O.J., an African American himself. A Santa Monica jury would have been more of a caucasian based jury that might not have liked O.J(Linder). The prosecution also wanted to get a lifetime sentence in prison, rather than the death penalty for Simpson, considering this would be easier to do. At the beginning of the second arraignment on July 22, Simpson was asked how he pleaded to the two murders, and he said “Absolutely, one hundred percent, not guilty.” By saying this, O.J. broke a courtroom practice that says the accused may only use the words “guilty” or “not guilty” in their plead. This was a sign that this would be a trial of all