A court case that shocked America and their trust in the legal system. The topic of this paper is the trial and evidence that was presented. Orenthal James Simpson “former NFL player, broadcaster, and actor was accused of two counts of murder on June 12, 1994”(Britannica). The victims were Simpson’s ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her personal friend Ron Goldman. The two were found stabbed to death outside an apartment building in Los Angeles California. Due to Simpson’s relationship with the victims he quickly became their person of interest.
After five days had gone by Simpson found himself in a high speed chase that was broadcast to around ninety five million people. The trial took place on January 24, 1995 starting with opening statements. …show more content…
The procuration called out every bad decision Simpson had made. They focused on the status he held and how the city treated him as if he was above the law. Darden explained, “Some people think that because the Defendant in this case is a celebrity, that perhaps he is someone above the law, that there ought to be special rules for him or that somehow he should be treated differently than any other Defendant. But that's not justice. And there are some people that think because Fuhrman is a racist, that we ought to chuck the law out of the window, throw it out of the window, perhaps it shouldn't be applied in this case. “ The purpose for this statement is to show that no matter how the defense team felt about Mark Fuhrman, he wasn't the one on trial, O.J. Simpson was. The public was used to seeing a six foot three man smiling on commercials. They didn't see the man that threw his wife out of their house, or the bruises he left on her countless times. The only person that witnessed what really happened was Nicole Brown Simpson and OJ Simpson took away her voice for …show more content…
This case has been used as a basis for many other cases since then. Most of America still ask the question of if he didn't kill them, then who did. The duration of the case ruined the career of Mark Fuhrman and many others who were targeted by the defense team of O.J. Simpson. It is my opinion and the opinion of most of the world that OJ Simpson simply got away with murder.
Works Cited
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “O.J. Simpson Trial.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 24 Nov. 2017, www.britannica.com/event/O-J-Simpson-trial.
Press, From Associated. “THE O.J. SIMPSON MURDER TRIAL : Excerpts of Opening Statements by Simpson Prosecutors.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 1995, articles.latimes.com/1995-01-25/news/mn-24229_1_opening-statement.
CNN, Cable News Network, www.cnn.com/US/OJ/evidence/lab/index.html.
User, Super. “Closing Argument Of Johnnie Cochran (Excerpts).” Famous Trials, www.famous-trials.com/simpson/1868-cochranclosing.
User, Super. “Christopher Darden's Closing Argument.” Famous Trials,
After five days had gone by Simpson found himself in a high speed chase that was broadcast to around ninety five million people. The trial took place on January 24, 1995 starting with opening statements. …show more content…
The procuration called out every bad decision Simpson had made. They focused on the status he held and how the city treated him as if he was above the law. Darden explained, “Some people think that because the Defendant in this case is a celebrity, that perhaps he is someone above the law, that there ought to be special rules for him or that somehow he should be treated differently than any other Defendant. But that's not justice. And there are some people that think because Fuhrman is a racist, that we ought to chuck the law out of the window, throw it out of the window, perhaps it shouldn't be applied in this case. “ The purpose for this statement is to show that no matter how the defense team felt about Mark Fuhrman, he wasn't the one on trial, O.J. Simpson was. The public was used to seeing a six foot three man smiling on commercials. They didn't see the man that threw his wife out of their house, or the bruises he left on her countless times. The only person that witnessed what really happened was Nicole Brown Simpson and OJ Simpson took away her voice for …show more content…
This case has been used as a basis for many other cases since then. Most of America still ask the question of if he didn't kill them, then who did. The duration of the case ruined the career of Mark Fuhrman and many others who were targeted by the defense team of O.J. Simpson. It is my opinion and the opinion of most of the world that OJ Simpson simply got away with murder.
Works Cited
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “O.J. Simpson Trial.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 24 Nov. 2017, www.britannica.com/event/O-J-Simpson-trial.
Press, From Associated. “THE O.J. SIMPSON MURDER TRIAL : Excerpts of Opening Statements by Simpson Prosecutors.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 1995, articles.latimes.com/1995-01-25/news/mn-24229_1_opening-statement.
CNN, Cable News Network, www.cnn.com/US/OJ/evidence/lab/index.html.
User, Super. “Closing Argument Of Johnnie Cochran (Excerpts).” Famous Trials, www.famous-trials.com/simpson/1868-cochranclosing.
User, Super. “Christopher Darden's Closing Argument.” Famous Trials,