OJ Simpson appeal denied by Nevada Supreme Court

[Auggie]

Associated Press / Friday, October 22, 2010

LAS VEGAS (AP) The Nevada Supreme Court refused Friday to overturn O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping convictions, rejecting a claim that prospective jurors were dismissed because they were black.

Simpson attorney Yale Galanter planned to take Simpson's appeal to federal court after his 2008 conviction in the gunpoint heist in a Las Vegas hotel room was upheld.

SNIP

Separately, the court ordered the conviction of Simpson's co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart to be reversed and a new trial held. Stewart's lawyers successfully contended that Simpson's notoriety had hurt Stewart's ability to get a fair trial.

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Simpson, 63, is serving nine to 33 years at a state prison in Lovelock Correctional Center, 90 miles northeast of Reno. Stewart, 56, is serving 7 1/2 to 27 years in Northern Nevada Correctional Center, a medium-security prison in Carson City.
Both men were convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery, conspiracy and other crimes for what Simpson maintained was an attempt to retrieve stolen family photos and mementoes from memorabilia dealers.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/more/wires/10/22/OJ.Simpson.appeal.ap/index.html?eref=sihp#ixzz1388enETO

[joeybee12]

1. Good...n/t

[El Supremo]

2. And yet the Yankees are allowed to go free.

[rocktivity]

4. LOL and congrats

from a veteran of the '69 Mets.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3pH8F1XaEYc/TFeDsNe2jSI/AAAAAAAAMYk/9BaWhfV6ftk/s400/!!!ryan699.jpg

:rofl:
rocktivity

[Awsi Dooger]

3. That trial was a sham

Disgracefully biased judge. The Court TV analysts would agree on the correct legal ruling and she'd tilt the other way literally every time, always against O.J.

I was conflicted. Obviously he's a murderer but I hated to see a trial unfold that way, due to projections of obscure screw jobs elsewhere.

[trumad]

5. I'm just glad he's almost out of the news...for good.

The OJ sightings in South Beach were obnoxious....