Essay on O.J. Simpson Murder Trial

Capital Punishment is an issue that has been argued over from the dinner table in

The jury really didn’t seem to remember the most important piece of information which was that the defendant’s blood was actually found at the crime scene. Bugliosi said “From the moment O.J. Simpson became a suspect in this double murder case, it was in the air, perhaps as in no other case within

Nicole had been stabbed numerous times in the head and neck, there were also defensive wounds found on her hands. In the article, “O.J. Simpson crime scene photos: Warning Graphic Images ” an autopsy report revealed how Nicole and her friend Ronald’s bodies were found. In the article it states that Nicole , “...had an incised wound of neck... Incisions, left and right internal jugular veins. Transection of thyrohyoid membrane epiglottis, and hypopharynx. Incision into cervical spine. Multiple stab wounds of neck and scalp (total of 7)... injuries of hands, including incised wound, right finger of right hand (defensive wounds). Scalp bruise, right parietal.” The article also described Ronald’s body: “...found with a sharp force wound of neck,

blood on O.J.'s Bronco door, on the console, on the interior side of the door, a

They gathered enough evidence to charge him with two counts of first-degree murder. The prosecution, therefore, had to prove that O.J knowingly caused the demise of both Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. Simpson’s house guest was recorded saying that he saw O.J Simpson, shortly after the murder, being pulled up in his white Bronco. Moreover, the limo driver stated that he waited for him for fifteen minutes before driving him to the airport. Interestingly, the times given by the witnesses coincided with suspected murder time proving that Simpson actually had planned the crime. His alibi was also precarious. He also had a record of spousal abuse. All evidence was against him and after the police established all crime elements, Simpson was charged

Jeffrey Toobin writes about how Nicole Brown had called the police force at least eight times to report domestic violence. The eighth call, however, was the worst, where Nicole exclaimed “He’s going to kill me! He’s going to kill me!” when the police showed up. Confused at first, the officer John Edwards, “Shined his flashlight on Nicole’s face. Her lip was cut and bleeding. Her left eye was black-and-blue. Her forehead was bruised, and on her neck -unmistakably- was the imprint of a human hand,” (Toobin 120). This was one of many times that Nicole had called the police to report domestic violence against O.J. proving that he was responsible for engaging in the violence more than once. His actions were not okay- especially because he was disrespecting a woman- and I believe that when Nicole finally stood up for herself (like a woman should) and divorced him, he got angry and ended up murdering her and her good friend Ron

"You never know someone until you've seen them behind closed doors". Orenthal O.J. Simpson lived a rough life growing but, instead of that taking over his life he decided to make a change by becoming a football hall of fame, actress/tv star and later being turned to a serial killer. Was the killing done out of love or spight? Or did he even do it?

The prosecution called 78 witnesses with Allan Park, O.J.’s limo driver, being the best witness they had placing O.J. within the timeline of the murders(Geis & Bienen, 2016). The crime happened sometime after 10 pm before O.J. had left for LAX to travel to Chicago for a business meeting(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Allan Park testified that he was at O.J. Simpson’s house and knocked on his door at 10:25 pm but there was no response(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Mr. Park stated he did not see O.J.’s white Bronco anywhere and assumed he was not home yet(Geis & Bienen, 2016). At 10:56 pm, Mr. Park saw O.J. enter the front of his home(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Mr. Park noticed O.J. was very anxious and was

Detective Mark Fuhrman testified for the prosecution side that he was the first detective at the crime scene and he was the one to find the bloody glove. He testified at a preliminary hearing that he climbed the wall of O.J.'s estate and found a bloody glove on a path. Authorities stated the dark right - handed leather glove was the mate of the other glove found near the murder scene.

The OJ Simpson case has been hailed "The Trial of the Century." One of the longest running court trials in history, this case was filled with conspiracy, controversy, and the power of celebrity. The biggest part of the trial was the evidence. The submission of the blood samples, the DNA testing, and the articles of clothing made the case what it was. Amidst all the accusations of planted evidence and conspiracy plans against Simpson, the jury and Judge Ito had to try to sift through and find Simpson guilty or not guilty.

On June 12, 1994, the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found dead at her home in Brentwood, CA. Orenthal James Simpson, or O.J. Simpson was notified of their deaths and immediately taken into custody for questions. Upon the collection of various pieces of evidence from the crime scene, all avenues pointed to Simpson as the culprit for the double murder. The conclusion of Simpson criminal trial resulted in his acquittal. There were various reasons for this acquittal. The most prominent reasons include accusations of racism, evidence contamination, and the lack of faith in DNA profiling. This paper will discuss the issues that arose with the trial in depth and offer an explanation and solution to resolving issues

The events that occurred after the murder itself make this case so popular among the public, for example the bronco chase. June 17,1994, the day of the bronco chase, also called for O.J. to surrender to the police. They had found enough evidence to believe that O.J. had committed these unspeakable crimes. O.J.’s head defense attorney, Robert Shapiro, had bargained with the police to turn over his client at 11 A.M. sharp (Fuchs) . The morning of the surrender, Shapiro had made the last effort to get Mr. Simpson proven automatically not guilty; by having doctors examine O.J.’s body to prove that he did not committed these crimes. This approach seems as the last and only way that Robert Shapiro could help O.J. fast. While Shapiro consulted with doctors to discuss O.J.’s physical body composition, O.J. snuck off. Simpson sneaks off with friend and teammate, AJ Cowlings. Not only does O.J. sneak off with AJ, O.J. has a gun to his own head while doing so. He forced Cowlings to drive past Nicole’s gravesite and various other places. Many speculate that Simpson tried to make a run to Mexico while on this drive. For two hours, police had no clue of O.J.’s location, until they receive a call that he is spotted traveling the San Diego Freeway 405. Police head out immediately to catch O.J. They spot him, but they do not pull him over; instead, they clear the roadway and allow Mr. Simpson to turn around and come to his

The next process in the Justice system, a Grand Jury indictment, was interrupted. OJ Simpson hired a top notch team of defense and appellate lawyers to defend him in this case and they were able to get the Grand Jury dismissed from this case due to the massive media coverage. They claimed that the jury was prejudiced toward the defendant because of the readily available information about the case. In lieu of the Grand Jury trial a probable cause hearing was conducted. With that, the judge in this hearing felt that enough evidence did exist for a criminal trial and OJ Simpson was arraigned on July 29th 1994. At his arraignment OJ pleaded not guilty, specifically stating that he was “one hundred percent not guilty”.

She examined three knives in total and came up with conclusions of what knife did what damage. The criminalist also talked about the location of the wounds. One of the witness’s conclusion was that the smaller knife didn’t do much of the damage. Further, that the knife without the handle did most of the damage but not all. Additionally, there was another knife that was similar to the one without the handle. How she did this what by looking at the size of the knife and the lacerations made. It was really cool that she brought a model of a wooden knife and a cardboard with slits to demonstrate. The witness also said that she looked at 9 wounds to make her conclusions. The next witness was another criminalist who opened up DNA and matched DNA from samples to people. This was draining because the prosecutor had like 5 charts with numbers and she was going through everything with the witness. I was thinking why doesn’t she ask specific questions? Why does the prosecutor have to go over everything? There was a constant repetition of the witness saying that the match of the DNA was one in quintillion, which was okay for a few times but it became straining. Judge Dohi was even trying t speed up the process. The Criminalist focused on DNA did find that the red stain on the night drawer matched the defendant which places him where the fire happened. Further, the handle DNA matched the

It is difficult to believe that O.J. Simpson was once a respected and celebrated professional football player, sports commentator, and actor. However, his image was irrevocably shattered on June 17, 1994 when Simpson was involved in a car chase that lasted about an hour on California's I-405 (O.J. Simpson leads L.A. police on a high-speed chase, 2013). Dubbed the "Crime of the Century," O.J. Simpson's trial was a media circus and was sensationalized for a number of reasons including Simpson's status as a celebrity, the mishandling of evidence, and the issue of race.