The trials of O.J. Simpson

After being acquitted of murder, the former football great was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping--forever tainting his legacy.

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Background
In 1994, NFL legend O.J. Simpson was charged with two counts of murder in the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. The jury returned a not guilty verdict, after less than four hours of deliberations.
In charges stemming from a separate 2007 incident, Simpson was found guilty of kidnapping and armed robbery and sentenced to up to 33 years in prison. He was granted parole in July 2017, after 9 years. Read more history on Simpson.

By the numbers
Simpson's friend Al Cowlings led police on a 60-mile slow speed chase with Simpson in the back of his white Ford Bronco before his arrest
Simpson was ordered by a civil court in 1997 to pay $25 million in punitive damages to the Brown and Goldman families.
The Brown family claimed it was entitled to 40% of any proceeds from Simpson's controversial book, "If I Did It"

His bid for freedom

O.J. today
Perhaps the nation's most famous inmate, Simpson was given a nine-to-33-year sentence for his role in a 2007 incident in a Las Vegas hotel room. He and an associate were convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon after prosecutors argued they tried to steal pieces of Simpson sports memorabilia at gunpoint.
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O.J. Simpson could be released as early as October