O.J. Simpson appeals conviction

[T@T]

Personly I think he's in jail for 33 years because he got off on the murders 13 years before.

How he gets 33 years and the guys with the guns get probation is ######ed, part of me hope he wins!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/26/...eal/index.html

[FunkMasterFlame]

who cares?

[T@T]

Originally Posted by FunkMasterFlame

who cares?

He does, his kids?

Since you bothered to respond...maybe you?

[Tower]

Well you can not convict someone who has already been tried... It is an obvious abuse of law... Beyond that he should be on his own to figure it out... Some say he did the crime and now he's getting his time but we can not judge the law this way. this is why people lose faith in the "Law". It's like NHL reffing.

[ResAlien]

Dude, I was a kid when OJ murdered those two people. Yeah, appeal all you want, you're totally paying for past shoulda been convictions now.

Haha, suck it murderer

[T@T]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

Dude, I was a kid when OJ murdered those two people. Yeah, appeal all you want, you're totally paying for past shoulda been convictions now.

Haha, suck it murderer

And this is why he should win the appeal!

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

Dude, I was a kid when OJ murdered those two people. Yeah, appeal all you want, you're totally paying for past shoulda been convictions now.

Haha, suck it murderer

I was in University at the time of the trial, so I actually got to watch most of the proceedings. The bottom line is the DA screwed up the case. Did the preponderance of evidence point to his guilt? Yes. However they were not able to prove the case beyond any reasonable doubt. Meaning do I think he did it- yes. But they failed to prove it.

US law which has the same basis as Canadian law (British Common Law) says that it is better for 10 guilty men to go free than 1 innocent man go to jail. If OJ had been convicted of those murders, then that also means that a lot more people who were innocent would also be going along with him.

I also agree that the severity of this sentance was based on past offences which he wasn't found guilty; he should win this appeal.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by ken0042

I was in University at the time of the trial, so I actually got to watch most of the proceedings. The bottom line is the DA screwed up the case. Did the preponderance of evidence point to his guilt? Yes. However they were not able to prove the case beyond any reasonable doubt. Meaning do I think he did it- yes. But they failed to prove it.

No, the incompetent/racist jury screwed up. The DA more than proved the case beyond any reasonable doubt. The DNA evidence was a slam-dunk.

[Vulcan]

Yeah, the DA screwed up but I think what really did in the original case was the incompetence, racism and lying of the LAPD.

OJ should have known he'd get the book thrown at him if the law ever had another chance at him, but as others have said past history shouldn't prejudice a completely different trial.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by troutman

The DNA evidence was a slam-dunk.

I guess I disagree. I think the jury was allowed to focus on how ~30 ml of OJ's blood that was taken after the murders was not accounted for. It was something like they drew 110 ml, but they could only say where 80 ml of it went. Add to that the accusations of racism on one of the officers who had possesion of that blood...... now the slam dunk evidence has a hole in it.

I personally suspect some evidence was planted; however there was also enough other evidence that could have convicted him; had the police known about it prior to planting.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by ken0042

I guess I disagree. I think the jury was allowed to focus on how ~30 ml of OJ's blood that was taken after the murders was not accounted for. It was something like they drew 110 ml, but they could only say where 80 ml of it went. Add to that the accusations of racism on one of the officers who had possesion of that blood...... now the slam dunk evidence has a hole in it.

I personally suspect some evidence was planted; however there was also enough other evidence that could have convicted him; had the police known about it prior to planting.

I saw an interview with 2 of the jurors last month, they both said what did it for them was when the cops mysteriously found a smudge of blood on the back gate 4 days after the murder.

[CaptainCrunch]

I hope he gets released so that he continue the search for the actual killers. He's got it narrowed down to a disgruntled golf pro, or a jealous beer cart girl.