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O.J. Simpson Sentenced to at Least 9 years (1 Viewer)

David Yudkin

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Simpson sentenced to at least 15 years

LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, saying "I didn't mean to hurt anybody," was sentenced to as many as 33 years in prison Friday for kidnapping, armed robbery and other convictions stemming from a confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in 2007.

Defense attorneys said Simpson would have to serve nine years before becoming eligible for parole, meaning the 61-year-old former football and movie star could be 70 years old before seeing freedom.

Simpson asked Judge Jackie Glass for mercy. Appearing in handcuffs and shackles, dressed in blue jail garb and orange canvass shoes, Simpson spoke in a waivering, emotional voice as he said he never meant to commit the crimes that he was convicted of in October.

"I didn't mean to hurt anybody, and I didn't mean to steal anything," Simpson told the judge.

He said he had been only trying to recover his own personal items, including photos of his family, from sports collectors that he knew.

"I just wanted my things back," he said. "I thought I was confronting friends and retrieving my property."

He said if they had refused to hand over the items, he would have called the police.

Glass, in imposing sentence, said she wasn't buying Simpson's explanation.

She said that before the trial she questioned whether he was "arrogant or ignorant, or both," and that from the trial, "I got the answer — It was both."

"It was clear you believed you could do in Las Vegas what you couldn't do elsewhere — that's get your stuff back," she said.

She said his actions triggered "a very violent event," and that evidence in the case, including tape recordings of his own words, "was overwhelming."

Sitting in the courtroom was Fred Goldman, father of Ron Goldman, who died along with Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson outside her Los Angeles condo, a double slaying that Simpson was found not guilty of committing in a sensational trial 13 years ago.

Goldman said outside the courtroom he was pleased Simpson will be spending years behind bars and called it satisfying to see Simpson in prison shackles.

"It's kind of a bittersweet moment, knowing that SOB will be in prison for a long time," Goldman said.

"What we have is satisfaction this monster is where he belongs, behind bars," Goldman said.

Simpson was sentenced on 10 counts, nine of them felonies, after two coercian convictions were dismissed by agreement of District Attorney David Roger.

Most of the sentences are to run concurrently but aggravating circumstances involving guns add mandatory terms of at least a year in prison to several of the charges, including minimum 15 year sentences for two kidnapping counts.

Simpson could serve up to 33 years but could be eligible for parole after nine years, according to Elana Roberto, the judge's clerk.

Glass said her sentence was unrelated to Simpson's previous sensational trial.

"I'm not here to try and cause any retribution or any payback for anything else," Glass said.

There was a circus atmosphere outside the court, with a handful of Simpson supporters waving signs and heckling Goldman.

The crowd included a costumed Elvis impersonator, a woman in Wonder Woman garb and a man in an electric wheelchair wearing a glitter-encrusted Santa suit.

 
saw his plea to the judge before his sentencing. he basically threw himself at the mercy of the court (and sounded like he was about to cry).

fuhrman was interviewed live shortly after and said (I'm paraphrasing) "...he [OJ] had the opportunity the rehabilitate himself after the double homicide verdict and has proven to be nothing more than a street thug.".

 
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His 1973 season is still the greatest rushing season ever, IMO. Damn shame his character couldn't match his talent.

 
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Actually, the sentence could be "only" 6.5 years if he makes parole ASAP on the his first concurrent set of charges and then serves the minimum on his consecutive charge. Of course, he could also be forced to serve 21 years on present charges.

 
I heard that a min of 5 years + 3 or 4 more years to run consecutive to the other. He's eligible for parole in 5 years but wont get out that soon. The extra time is for using a gun in the crime. So he will prolly do around 10 years.

 
Actually, the sentence could be "only" 6.5 years if he makes parole ASAP on the his first concurrent set of charges and then serves the minimum on his consecutive charge. Of course, he could also be forced to serve 21 years on present charges.
They were explaining this on ESPN. The main charge of essentially kidnapping carried a 15 year sentence that could be reduced to 5 years. There also apparetnly were some other minor charges that the judge ruled be be served concurrently.Above and beyond that, there were some gun related charges that were to be served consecutively but those would not start until the first charge was served. I believe they said there were 3 charges with all of them from 1.5 years to 6 years each.So their math was a minimum of 5 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 9.5 minimum to a maximum of 33 years (15 + 6 + 6 + 6).
 
Actually, the sentence could be "only" 6.5 years if he makes parole ASAP on the his first concurrent set of charges and then serves the minimum on his consecutive charge. Of course, he could also be forced to serve 21 years on present charges.
They were explaining this on ESPN. The main charge of essentially kidnapping carried a 15 year sentence that could be reduced to 5 years. There also apparetnly were some other minor charges that the judge ruled be be served concurrently.Above and beyond that, there were some gun related charges that were to be served consecutively but those would not start until the first charge was served. I believe they said there were 3 charges with all of them from 1.5 years to 6 years each.So their math was a minimum of 5 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 9.5 minimum to a maximum of 33 years (15 + 6 + 6 + 6).
You are correct. I just hope he never makes it out. He is 61 now so he will be 70+ before he get s a chance to get out. :goodposting:
 
:thumbup: i would call this karma but its really not...he should be serving life...yet im glad he will be losing his freedom for som time.

:thumbup: There was a circus atmosphere outside the court, with a handful of Simpson supporters waving signs and heckling Goldman.

WTF??????Has`nt Goldman been thru enough??? People can be soooo ####ed

 
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Actually, the sentence could be "only" 6.5 years if he makes parole ASAP on the his first concurrent set of charges and then serves the minimum on his consecutive charge. Of course, he could also be forced to serve 21 years on present charges.
They were explaining this on ESPN. The main charge of essentially kidnapping carried a 15 year sentence that could be reduced to 5 years. There also apparetnly were some other minor charges that the judge ruled be be served concurrently.Above and beyond that, there were some gun related charges that were to be served consecutively but those would not start until the first charge was served. I believe they said there were 3 charges with all of them from 1.5 years to 6 years each.So their math was a minimum of 5 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 9.5 minimum to a maximum of 33 years (15 + 6 + 6 + 6).
All I saw was the immediate interpretation so you could very well be right. I didn't see there was actually four consecutive charges instead of two.
 
Actually, the sentence could be "only" 6.5 years if he makes parole ASAP on the his first concurrent set of charges and then serves the minimum on his consecutive charge. Of course, he could also be forced to serve 21 years on present charges.
They were explaining this on ESPN. The main charge of essentially kidnapping carried a 15 year sentence that could be reduced to 5 years. There also apparetnly were some other minor charges that the judge ruled be be served concurrently.Above and beyond that, there were some gun related charges that were to be served consecutively but those would not start until the first charge was served. I believe they said there were 3 charges with all of them from 1.5 years to 6 years each.

So their math was a minimum of 5 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 9.5 minimum to a maximum of 33 years (15 + 6 + 6 + 6).
All I saw was the immediate interpretation so you could very well be right. I didn't see there was actually four consecutive charges instead of two.
Simpson will be be eligible for parole after nine years, according to Elana Roberto, the judge's clerk. The counts against him included 15 years for kidnapping (with the possibility of parole after five), with an enhancement of one to six years for the use of a weapon, plus consecutive terms of a minimum of 18 months for assault with a deadly weapon.
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If you take away OJ's murders and the robbery/kidnapping episode, he's really an outstanding human being. :lol:

 
I accidentally deleted my post.

I remember all the dancing in the streets and cheering when he got off the murder rap. Now look at the bum. O.J., say hello to your new husband Bubba :lol:

 
This an injustice of our legal system. Yes I believe OJ committed a double homicide but he beat the system. No way does he get this sentence today if it were not for him beating the murder charge. No way on earth OJ could get a fair trial. Sure you can all say it was karma and he got what he deserved and I'd agree with you but this is not the way the justice system should work.

BTW-For the same reasons he got a stiff sentence he won't be getting paroled anytime soon either because there is no way when his parole hearing is heard do they block out the murder we all know he did but he beat.

 
This an injustice of our legal system. Yes I believe OJ committed a double homicide but he beat the system. No way does he get this sentence today if it were not for him beating the murder charge. No way on earth OJ could get a fair trial. Sure you can all say it was karma and he got what he deserved and I'd agree with you but this is not the way the justice system should work.BTW-For the same reasons he got a stiff sentence he won't be getting paroled anytime soon either because there is no way when his parole hearing is heard do they block out the murder we all know he did but he beat.
Meh. The way I look at it is that there's a double murderer finally going to prison. I can't possibly find anything wrong in that.
 
So who else has been found innocent, yet most don't believe they are innocent? Ray Lewis doesn't seem to get the frief as much anymore....

 
:popcorn: i would call this karma but its really not...he should be serving life...yet im glad he will be losing his freedom for som time. :popcorn: There was a circus atmosphere outside the court, with a handful of Simpson supporters waving signs and heckling Goldman.WTF??????Has`nt Goldman been thru enough??? People can be soooo ####ed
At least we won't have to see the thug laughing it up in Florda playing golf any time soon.
 
This an injustice of our legal system. Yes I believe OJ committed a double homicide but he beat the system. No way does he get this sentence today if it were not for him beating the murder charge. No way on earth OJ could get a fair trial. Sure you can all say it was karma and he got what he deserved and I'd agree with you but this is not the way the justice system should work.BTW-For the same reasons he got a stiff sentence he won't be getting paroled anytime soon either because there is no way when his parole hearing is heard do they block out the murder we all know he did but he beat.
Not only should a murderer go to prison, but so should this dumb-*ss. He should have realized that he would be crucified if he did anything else in his lifetime. I bet he's thinking right now....."How could I beat murder and be going to prison now?" Very small IQ imo.
 
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