"This is but the first step in a very long line of appeals that Mr. Simpson has before him," Galanter said.
That pretty much sums up American Jurisprudence.
But he will do all of his appealing from a locked, tiny cell. With his demons hovering around him, alone.
Nevada Court Right to Deny O.J. Simpson an Appeal?
SodaHead News
2010/10/23 00:00:00
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Oh O.J. You're still trying to get away with murder.
Well, not exactly murder in this case, but figuratively speaking...
The Nevada Supreme Court refused Friday to overturn O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping convictions, rejecting a claim that prospective jurors were dismissed because they were black, The Associated Press reports.
Still playing that "race card," huh?
But Simpson attorney Yale Galanter is not giving up.
"This is but the first step in a very long line of appeals that Mr. Simpson has before him," Galanter said.
Galanter might have a big fight ahead of him. The court said all eight separate issues raised in the appeal were without merit. Surprise, surprise.
Simpson, 63, is serving nine to 33 years at a state prison in Lovelock Correctional Center, 90 miles northeast of Reno.
Following a gunpoint heist in a Las Vegas hotel room, Simpson was convicted in 2008 of kidnapping, armed robbery, conspiracy and other crimes for what he maintained was an attempt to retrieve stolen family photos and mementos from memorabilia dealers. We didn't know Simpson was so sentimental.
Galanter believes Simpson's conviction was "payback" for his 1994 double-murder acquittal involving the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman in Los Angeles.
Well, even if that is the case, we sleep a little better knowing Simpson is in jail.
Well, not exactly murder in this case, but figuratively speaking...
The Nevada Supreme Court refused Friday to overturn O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping convictions, rejecting a claim that prospective jurors were dismissed because they were black, The Associated Press reports.
Still playing that "race card," huh?
But Simpson attorney Yale Galanter is not giving up.
"This is but the first step in a very long line of appeals that Mr. Simpson has before him," Galanter said.
Galanter might have a big fight ahead of him. The court said all eight separate issues raised in the appeal were without merit. Surprise, surprise.
Simpson, 63, is serving nine to 33 years at a state prison in Lovelock Correctional Center, 90 miles northeast of Reno.
Following a gunpoint heist in a Las Vegas hotel room, Simpson was convicted in 2008 of kidnapping, armed robbery, conspiracy and other crimes for what he maintained was an attempt to retrieve stolen family photos and mementos from memorabilia dealers. We didn't know Simpson was so sentimental.
Galanter believes Simpson's conviction was "payback" for his 1994 double-murder acquittal involving the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman in Los Angeles.
Well, even if that is the case, we sleep a little better knowing Simpson is in jail.
Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101022/ap_en_ce/us_oj...
Top Opinion
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EM1-SS 2010/10/23 11:21:42
I'm not judging Simpson , he knows who killed them folks and he should man up and admit it before he dies and takes it to his grave.
Not that it matters, my GUT feeling, based ONLY on what testimony and "evidence" has been shown by the media, Simpson's guilt is FAR more likely than that of a lot of "convicts" sitting on death row, or who have already been murdered by the politicians in the states where they were convicted.
Simpson should be thanking whatever deity or currency that he prays to that he has the resources (and notoriety) needed to at least have a chance at outliving his sentence. Had he been convicted in the Texas of Rick Perry, he'd be fertilizer by now.
now let him take this fellow for a little walk and that will finish any more appeal requests!!!
I don't know the facts in the case beyond this. But I do know that much, and I do wonder how many "second chances" one person deserves? What were the grounds for appeal, that some jurors were dismissed? The lawyers are allowed to dismiss a set number of jurors "for cause" and a set number of jurors "without cause".
It sounds like OJ is trying to say that those that were dismissed "without cause" were dismissed based on race. For him to win the appeal he'd have to *prove* that was the case, not merely make an accusation. And unless he has e-mails or something tangible to show this was the reason... you can't prove it.
OJ's murder trial successfully removed some white jurors "without cause". Irony, or simply how the court system works?