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    In 1995, the cost of a gallon of gas was $1.09, a dozen eggs were 87 cents, a loaf of bread was $1.15 and the average cost of a new car was $15,500 (The People History). Timothy McVeigh caused an upset that would be known as the biggest terrorist attack at the time. The O.J. Simpson trial will be one of the most famous verdicts in history. Windows 95 and EBay were invented and became popular quickly. 1995 was a year of homegrown terrorism, the shock of the century and computer advances that…

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    Emma Goldman was a person of many qualities including: a writer, a great influential speaker, and a feminist. Her most important quality is that she was an anarchist. Her anarchism is what really defines her because she was not a common anarchist. She had her own definition that she followed: “Anarchy, to this particular anarchist, did not signify chaos, whether on the international, national, or personal level. Rather, it meant living one's life without external restraints.” (Chalberg Prologue…

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    predominately African-American jury and the stunning audio tapes of the lead detective making racists comments all proved to be too much for the prosecution to overcome. In the end, O.J. was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. The prosecutions inability to provide solid witnesses and evidence was exposed by the high prices defense team. America continues to be split on whether O.J. was guilty or not. Race seems to divide people down middle of if O.J. was…

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    Oj Simpson Trial

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    just as good. He became a really famous actor as well starring in the Naked gun movies and Capricorn One. They called it the trial of the century. O.J. and everyone that was involved in it life changed forever due to the trial for the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. It was literally reality T.V. before reality T.V…

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    Abstract I responded to a homicide scene that took place at a nearby gas station/convenience store at 0300 hrs. When I arrived, I was immediately briefed about what has taken place at this scene. There was a mother, a child, and an employee that witnessed the event. I was also informed that there was also a deceased on scene. Upon entering the crime scene the following evidence came to light: a dead body with a piercing created by a gun round, a lottery ticket that contained blood and smeared…

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    The trial began on Tuesday, January 24, 1995. With such a strong case against Simpson, the prosecution made mistakes which the defense pounced on. The prosecution claimed Simpson committed the murders due to the fact that if he couldn’t have Nicole, then no one could. The prosecution brought forward a total of 72 witnesses; all of them stated that Simpson had the motive and opportunity to kill. In addition they introduced the substantial amount of evidence that linked Simpson to the crime, as…

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    Oj Simpson Case Study

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    interview with ESPN, noting "We had a fight. We were both guilty. No one was hurt. It was no big deal, and we got on with our life." She eventually filed for divorce in 1992. On June 12, 1994, the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and a friend, Ronald Goldman, were found stabbed to death outside of her condominium in Los Angeles' Brentwood area. The evidence led police to suspect O.J. Simpson of the murder, he was told to surrender by 11 a.m. on June 17. He instead…

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    Overall, the solution to this problem isn’t a matter of more regulation, instead we need better regulation. Unnecessary red tape actually benefits the “too big to fail banks” because the smaller banks can’t keep up the new rules. With that in mind, we need the proper leadership to enforce the laws that are on the books. For instance, the Justice Department received an abysmal average of 72 referrals a year from bank regulators for potential criminal charges for the period of 2006 through 2010.…

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    would be tied in a different case for a robbery in Las Vegas in 2008. The judge for the case was in fact the same judge who heard the trials of The People v. O.J. Simpson. Because this judge knew O.J. was guilty for the murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, she gave Simpson the worst possible punishment for this case. This resulted in a 33-year sentence to prison for the 12 counts of crime O.J. Simpson committed on September 13th of 2007 (Arsenuik 1). Orenthal James Simpson will remain in…

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    O. J. Simpson Case Study

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    On June 12, 1994 at about 10:15 pm (Courier Post Online, 2016) Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally stabbed to death in the front yard of Nicole’s home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, all while Nicole’s two children were still asleep in the house. After the bodies were discovered, the next of kin for both families needed to be contacted. Officers were sent to the home of O.J. Simpson to notify him of his ex-wife’s death.…

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