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Miranda Rights
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” -
Personal Information
Sex:Male
Race:African American
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 212 pounds
Date of Birth: July 9th, 1947 -
Confiscate Belongings
After making the arrest, police discovered $8,750 in cash, a false beard and mustache, a loaded gun, and a passport in Cowlings' vehicle. -
Pre Trial
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Murder
The bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson, the ex-wife of former football star O.J. Simpson, and Ronald Lyle Goldman are found outside Nicole Simpson’s Brentwood townhouse. -
Mugshot
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Indictment
The prosecution opened their case by playing a 911 call that Nicole Brown Simpson had made on January 1, 1989. She expressed fear that Simpson would physically harm her, and he could be heard yelling at her in the background. The prosecution spent the opening weeks of the trial presenting evidence that Simpson had a history of physically abusing Nicole. -
Trial
His trial started on June 20th 1994 and ended on October 2nd 1995 -
Arraignment
When O.J was locked up he claimed not guilty and the court set his bail at 125,000 dollars due to him being an athlete. -
Evidence of case
Glove found at the murder scene the matching glove to the one found at the murder scene was at simpsons home, The jury could not use evidence found on the ford bronco like the bloody door handle and bloody foot prints in the carpet. Other evidence were Cotton fibers of the ford bronco were found on the glove at the murder scene. The bloody shoeprint left by a Bruno Magli size 12 in the bronco which were the shoes Simpson was wearing when arrested -
Jury Selection 2
24-year-old single black woman, works at a Los Angeles hospital, one year of college; said she has had no experience with domestic violence; said of both sides in the case: -
Jury Selection 3
50-year-old divorced black woman who works as a county collections vendor, two years of college; said she "respects (Simpson) as an individual based on his past accomplishments.'' -
Jury Selection 4
32-year-old single Hispanic man, delivers Pepsi, high school graduate; said Simpson was "a great football player.'' -
Jury Selection 5
37-year-old married black woman, works in a post office, high school graduate; said she doesn't think Simpson "acts too well'' in movies and described the freeway pursuit that ended in Simpson's arrest as "stupid.'' -
Jury Selection 6
38-year-old single black woman, environmental health specialist whose father was a police officer, college graduate; said the 911 tapes of Nicole Brown Simpson calling for police help as Simpson broke through her door in October 1993 "sound frightening.'' -
Jury Selection 7
52-year-old divorced black woman, postal worker, high school graduate; described Simpson as "only human.'' -
Jury Seelection 9
43-year-old married black man who works as a phone company salesman, high school graduate; said he thought Simpson was a good football player; alternate juror until Jan. 18. -
Jury Selection 12
71-year-old married black woman, retired cleaning worker, completed 10th grade; said of the case: "I haven't come to no conclusion one way or the other. ... I don't know nothing about no O.J. Simpson;'' alternate juror until May 26. -
Jury Selection 1
28-year-old married black woman, works for the post office, high school graduate; said as a young child, she watched her father beat her mother and "as an adult I don't go for any man being abusive to me''; said she wasn't familiar with DNA; was "shocked'' to hear Simpson was a suspect.
"Everybody has a lot to lose or gain.'' -
Jury Selection 8
22-year-old single white woman who handles insurance claims, college graduate; said she was shocked when she heard Simpson was a suspect. -
Jury Selection 10
60-year-old divorced white woman who is a retired gas company clerk, one year of college; said she was the lone holdout in another murder case and managed to get other jurors to change their minds; alternate juror until March 17. -
Jury Selection 11
44-year-old single black woman who fixes computers and printers for county Superior Court, high school graduate; said Ms. Simpson "wasn't a saint''; had no opinion about whether Simpson is innocent or guilty; said in jury selection, "If I'm not picked, I can look at it and say, they let a good one go;'' alternate juror until April 5. -
Jury Verdict
Verdict's reached a conclusion of O.J. Simpson found not guilty for the murders of Brown and Goldman
