O. J. Simpson murder trial

Armstrong, OJ Simpson, and Tiger Woods impacted US society both positively and negatively. Lance Armstrong impacted the US by his foundation, his comeback story from cancer, and his infamous seven straight Tour de France wins, but fell from grace when he admitted using performance-enhancing drugs. Tiger Woods impacted the US by overcoming prejudice and racism in his childhood and winning multiple major championships, but fell from grace when he guilty of cheating on his wife Ellin. OJ Simpson…

Orenthal James Simpson, also known as O.J., or the Juice. Was born on “July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, California (Encyclopedia.com).” Mr. Simpson was a star football player at the University of South California won the Heisman Trophy in 1968. This trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football in the United States. He eventually ended up being drafted to the Buffalo Bulls and then with the San Francisco 49ers as a running back for 11 seasons. This gained this…

A typical jury is charged with the responsibility of deciding whether a person is guilty or not guilty of what they are charged. We were not a typical jury. Instead of deciding whether or not Oj Simpson is guilty or Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman’s deaths, we decided if he is responsible for the deaths. This changes the dynamic of our jury and the topics that will be discussed. The jurors in our jury had very distinct characteristics. For example, the Leader guided the discussion in a…

If you were sentenced to life for rape what would you do? Especially if you’re not the real suspect. July 25, 1984 in Burlington NC, Jennifer Thompson home was broken into and a suspect was armed with a knife and told her shut up or he will kill her and she was raped. Jennifer studied the features of the rapist so if she lives he’ll go to prison. Jennifer tricked her rapist into thinking she was going to fix him a drink, and she ran out…

talking O.J. Simpson for months and months there was a survey done of the most people who would believe O.J. innocent and the results came out that black women would be more likely to believe that Simpson was innocent (Linder). The ending jury pool for this case were eight out of the twelve jurors were black female. In order for anyone one be convicted there must be a unanimous decision of the twelve jurors. With those odds, O.J. Simpsons chance of receiving a fair and unbiased trial became very…

Simson trial as lead detective.…

genetic markers of Simpson and his ex-wife." It's ironic, though, that after all of this evidence was found and tested, OJ Simpson was found not guilty. Due to his lawyers defensive argument and placing orders in Simpson's favor, he never spent a second in jail. Furthermore, the jury sympathized with Simpson due to his charismatic personality and how distraught he appeared to be when he found out about her death. Money was just one of the factors in his case, fame being the other. Simpson had…

Ronald was hearing rumors about Pool admitting he raped Thompson, so Ronald went to court again. Again, Cotton was found guilty and sent to spend the rest of his life in jail. Another seven years went by, and Cotton was paying attention to the OJ Simpson case. Cotton learned about DNA, so he went back to court for a third time. After spending eleven years in prison, Cotton was finally found not guilty because the DNA matched Bobby Pool. Cotton is not the only person who spent time in prison…

Is Orenthal James Simpson guilty of committing the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown? If you think they are, you agree with the 83 percent of white people and 57 percent of black people who believe OJ Simpson is guilty for the deaths of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman (Ross). Orenthal James “OJ” Simpson also known as the “The Juice” was a player in the NFL who played for the Buffalo Bills. Simpson was tried for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and Ron Goldman, a friend of Nicole.…

Burlington is the spouse of the victim so her touching the item is reasonable but Matthew Maloy touching it is strange especially because we later learned Matthew Maloy shares the same blood type found on the tire iron meaning this was possibly the murder weapon. The next test we took was a blood test that showed Matthew Maloy and Timothy Taylor share the same blood type of B+ with the victim. B+ blood was also found in the victim’s car, cabin, and tire iron which means Timothy Taylor and…