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O.J. SIMPSON HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO ATLEAST 15 YEARS, ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN 5.
O.J. SIMPSON HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS, AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN 5.
COUNTS 11 and 12 have been dismissed.
(Coercion With Use of a Deadly Weapon)
COUNTS 11 and 12 have been dismissed.
(Coercion With Use of a Deadly Weapon)
Attorneys for the 61-year-old former running back were asking for a sentence of no more than six years. But a pre-sentencing report recommended an 18-year term, and District Judge Jackie Glass -- who cut Simpson little slack during the trial -- had wide leeway in passing sentence.
In court papers filed this week, defense attorney Gabe Grasso wrote that O.J. Simpson was "clearly ... not using good judgment" when he led a group of men into a room at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino to take sports memorabilia from dealers Bruce Fromong and Al Beardsley. But Simpson's attorneys feel that he deserved a lighter sentence as a first-time offender who showed no criminal intent.
Four men charged with Simpson cut deals with the prosecution and testified against the 1968 Heisman Trophy winner and his co-defendant, C.J. Stewart. One testified that Simpson asked him to bring a gun to the encounter.
Simpson's attorneys have said they plan to appeal the convictions, arguing that a fair trial was nearly impossible after the 1995 murder trial that left him a celebrity outcast.
An emotional O.J. spoke to the court, claiming he didn't mean to steal anything, and that he just wanted to get his stuff back, including a wedding ring that Nicole Brown-Simpson had given to their daughter.
Judge Jackie Glass spoke to the court and states that who the items belong to are stiill in dispute. The tapes indicated to her that he didn't want all of those items to fall into the hands of the Goldmans (or the "Gold Diggers" as Simpson had stated in the tapes). The tapes said that the evidence in the case was overwhelming, and had everything laid out for her. She also stated that this wasn't a "I just want my stuff back" event, but a "very violent event."
In court papers filed this week, defense attorney Gabe Grasso wrote that O.J. Simpson was "clearly ... not using good judgment" when he led a group of men into a room at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino to take sports memorabilia from dealers Bruce Fromong and Al Beardsley. But Simpson's attorneys feel that he deserved a lighter sentence as a first-time offender who showed no criminal intent.
Four men charged with Simpson cut deals with the prosecution and testified against the 1968 Heisman Trophy winner and his co-defendant, C.J. Stewart. One testified that Simpson asked him to bring a gun to the encounter.
Simpson's attorneys have said they plan to appeal the convictions, arguing that a fair trial was nearly impossible after the 1995 murder trial that left him a celebrity outcast.
An emotional O.J. spoke to the court, claiming he didn't mean to steal anything, and that he just wanted to get his stuff back, including a wedding ring that Nicole Brown-Simpson had given to their daughter.
Judge Jackie Glass spoke to the court and states that who the items belong to are stiill in dispute. The tapes indicated to her that he didn't want all of those items to fall into the hands of the Goldmans (or the "Gold Diggers" as Simpson had stated in the tapes). The tapes said that the evidence in the case was overwhelming, and had everything laid out for her. She also stated that this wasn't a "I just want my stuff back" event, but a "very violent event."
