CJ - 4 18 17 (OJ Simpson) - Lecture notes 16 PDF

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OJ Simpson Criminal Trial Requirements to Commit Murder ● ● ●

Motive - reason for committing a crime Pre-Meditation Malintent / intent to harm

Simpson’s Background ● ● ●

Former football star - “The Juice” First NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985; actor and football broadcaster

OJ Simpson Murder Trial ● ● ●

People of the State of CA vs. Orenthal James Simpson November 2, 1994 (jury sworn in) to verdict on October 3. 1995 OJ Simpson charged w/ two counts of first degree murder (Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman)

Murders ● ● ●

On June 13, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found murdered outside Nicole’s condo (12:10 AM) OJ and Nicole had divorced 2 years earlier Nicole was stabbed multiple times in the head and neck with defensive wounds on her hands

Key Evidence ● ● ● ● ● ●

History of abuse Warrant issued for his arrest; OJ goes on famous car chase, leaving apparent suicide note (Holds gun to his head as friend drives car) Bronco had blood in it Left-handed glove at the scene of the crime was covered in blood (Nicole’s house) At OJ Simpson’s house, there was a right-handed glove covered in blood, blood found on the Bronco, socks soaked in Nicole’s blood at the foot of OJ’s bed OJ traveled to Chicago late that same night, gets called back by police, left hand is injured/bleeding, inconsistencies in story

Reasonable Doubt? ● ●

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How the crime scene was handled ○ Investigators travelled between crime scenes, possibly contaminated evidence Mark Fuhrman - first detective on the scene, finds gloves; prosecution’s star witness ○ Tapes from 80s found where he used very derogatory, racist language when speaking about suspects ○ Pleaded the fifth amendment when asked if he planted evidence in the case ○ Convicted for perjury (lying under oath) EDTA in specific blood stains ○ Chemical used to preserve blood -- does not occur naturally; found in the blood that was on socks Police inside Bronco before forensically examined ○ Evidence in the car was mishandled; traveling between crime scenes

Civil Case ●

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Shoe prints at scene of the crime were from expensive Bruno Magli shoes (only a few hundred pairs sold in US) ○ When Simpson was asked about owning shoes, he said he didn’t own them ○ Pictures of him wearing the shoes surfaced, but Simpson said they were doctored ○ More pictures surfaced that were published in a newspaper; he was proven to be lying about shoes Lost civil case...