O.J. Simpson - Expected to be Set Free
Orenthal James Simpson is a former National Football League’s superstar and a famous actor was born on July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, California.
Among a fairly successful post-sporting career as a sportscaster, as a commentator and an actor, Simpson was charged with murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Though he was found responsible for their deaths by the lower courts, he was exempt in a high-profile criminal case.
Taking a look into the life of Simpson, At the age of two, he was severely caught by the disease called rickets, that leaves him pigeon-toed and bow-legged. He was raised in the rugged by his mother, in San Francisco.
By setting so many records and winning trophies he was named as “The Juice”. In 1973, he touched the number one position as an NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in one season.
He retired as a professional football in 1979, and starts his career in the television industry and got a lot of name and fame. He worked as a commentator and actor.
Married to Marguerite L. Whitley in 1967 and Simpson had three children. Simpson and Marguerite divorced in 1979 and he married to Nicole Brown in 1985. In that year he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Then in 1992, she filed for divorce. But unfortunately, in 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and a friend, Ronald Goldman found stabbed to death, which evidence led police to suspect O.J. Simpson of the murder.
Following this, he claims “Absolutely, one hundred percent, not guilty.” to the murder charges. And after the criminal trial, the jury found him not guilty of either murder on October 3, 1995.
Simpson’s legal problems were far from over, despite his acquittal. He was dragged back to court in a civil case, and he was found responsible for the wrongful deaths of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman he has to pay $33.5 million in damages to their families.
In December 2008, Simpson and one more person were convicted and awarded 33 years in of imprisonment, with the probability of parole after nine years, in the armed robbery and kidnapping case.
In 2013, he changed his attorney and seek parole. And on July 31, 2013, Simpson’s parole request was granted in cases including two for robbery, two for kidnapping, and one for burglary with a firearm.
In October 2014, his request for a new hearing was denied by Clark County District Judge Linda Marie Bell and the Nevada Supreme Court panel denied and refuse his application in 2015, ordering that the case had no basis to reverse the decision of the lower court.
Simpson serves his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada. In October 2017, Simpson will be eligible for parole.
On this whole saga, a former federal prosecutor Michael Wildes states that deciding whether to grant parole to Simpson will be more challenging for the board than most cases it considers.
“Common people sentiments are not on Mr. Simpson’s side,” Michael Wildes said. “Simpson lost his faith with his fans. He lost his trust with America.”
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