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Omaha Steve

(99,054 posts)
Sat May 18, 2013, 07:03 AM May 2013

OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns

Source: AP-Excite

By KEN RITTER and LINDA DEUTSCH

LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia.

Miami-based attorney Yale Galanter quickly found himself under withering cross-examination from a Simpson lawyer intent on proving that Galanter's word couldn't be trusted - that he knew ahead of time of Simpson's plan and spent more effort covering up his involvement than representing Simpson.

The weeklong hearing concluded late Friday with Clark County District Judge Linda Marie Bell telling attorneys she will issue her decision in writing. She didn't specify a date.

Simpson was returned to prison custody. His attorneys, Patricia Palm and Ozzie Fumo, said they were optimistic that the judge would grant a new trial.

FULL story at link.


Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20130518/DA6BIQ8G2.html





Defense attorney Patricia Palm, left, and O.J. Simpson appear at an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on May 17, 2013 in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed. (AP Photo/Ethan Miller, Pool)

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OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns (Original Post) Omaha Steve May 2013 OP
Do you happen to know why OJ FarPoint May 2013 #1
Yes, premium May 2013 #2
Thanks... FarPoint May 2013 #3
Life has a way of coming back and biting you in the ass. premium May 2013 #6
How in the hell do you know? kitt6 May 2013 #9
He was guilty as hell of 2 murders. premium May 2013 #10
No, he was not guilty of murder or so said the jury with their verdict. cstanleytech May 2013 #11
He was guilty. premium May 2013 #12
Sure you can have an opinion as can the jury in the civil case, it doesnt mean you are right though. cstanleytech May 2013 #13
It doesn't mean I was wrong either. nt. premium May 2013 #14
Chill out Cato Calen. kitt6 May 2013 #15
Nope, I wasn't there, premium May 2013 #16
Kato Kalin. marble falls May 2013 #22
A jury founnd him guilty pennylane100 May 2013 #25
I would hate for you to be on my jury; kitt6 May 2013 #8
Guns and withering criticism of the bar and jurisprudence Kolesar May 2013 #4
I haven't seen a recent Simpson picture in years... NastyRiffraff May 2013 #5
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #7
Recognizable. JimDandy May 2013 #17
I know O.J personally Mr Big Stuff May 2013 #18
Really? HappyMe May 2013 #19
He didn't do what? uppityperson May 2013 #20
and I saw all The Naked Gun movies... but that doesn't prove anything either. nt TeamPooka May 2013 #21
Knowing him personally is not the same as knowing him to not have committed murder. marble falls May 2013 #23
Who do you think you are? Kingofalldems May 2013 #24
:) PD Turk May 2013 #27
well I think he's guilty as hell wordpix May 2013 #26
exactly, everyone knows this sentence is more about Nicole BainsBane May 2013 #28
Well he got convicted for it, so save your powder Lil Missy May 2013 #29
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!! Zoeisright May 2013 #32
Boy he looks terrible. n/t Lil Missy May 2013 #30
And I'm very happy about that. Zoeisright May 2013 #31
One time, he was on top of the World pscot May 2013 #34
He still has a long way to go nlomb269 May 2013 #33

FarPoint

(12,206 posts)
1. Do you happen to know why OJ
Sat May 18, 2013, 08:16 AM
May 2013

is cuffed and shackled in the Court Room? Is it because he is an active/ convicted prison inmate? Just curious if anyone knows....

FarPoint

(12,206 posts)
3. Thanks...
Sat May 18, 2013, 09:08 AM
May 2013

When I saw him in the news report...cuffed and shackled...oh my...the reckoning!

Life's lessons..........stops you in your tracks.

 

premium

(3,731 posts)
6. Life has a way of coming back and biting you in the ass.
Sat May 18, 2013, 10:54 AM
May 2013

He got away with 2 murders, but, in the end, he got his just rewards, we did (Nevada) what California couldn't/wouldn't do, convicted him and sent him where he belongs, in prison.

 

premium

(3,731 posts)
10. He was guilty as hell of 2 murders.
Sat May 18, 2013, 11:57 AM
May 2013

Believe whatever you want, but he was guilty, even the jurors in the civil trial believed it. He won't get a new trial, his lawyer in the first trial pretty much guaranteed it with his testimony yesterday.
Stick a fork in him, he's fucking done and good riddance.

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
11. No, he was not guilty of murder or so said the jury with their verdict.
Sat May 18, 2013, 12:09 PM
May 2013

You might believe he got away with it but what you believe doesnt matter all that matters is what the jury believed and they just didnt believe the prosecutions witnesses especially after one of the key ones was caught committing perjury.

 

premium

(3,731 posts)
12. He was guilty.
Sat May 18, 2013, 12:18 PM
May 2013

I don't give a damn what the jury said, he was guilty, even the jury at the civil trial believed it. I can have my own opinion and my opinion is he is guilty of 2 counts of murder whether the criminal jury believed it or not.
The good thing is that Nevada had the balls to convict this murderer of kidnapping and armed robbery and put him where he belongs while California couldn't convict him, bottom line is, he won't get a new trial, Galanter pretty much guaranteed that yesterday with his testimony.
He's where he belongs, albeit, not for the murders, but at least he's where he belongs, in a Nevada State Prison.

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
13. Sure you can have an opinion as can the jury in the civil case, it doesnt mean you are right though.
Sat May 18, 2013, 12:21 PM
May 2013
 

premium

(3,731 posts)
16. Nope, I wasn't there,
Sat May 18, 2013, 03:15 PM
May 2013

and neither were you. My opinion is that O.J. is a murdering POS and he's exactly where he belongs, just not for murder.

pennylane100

(3,425 posts)
25. A jury founnd him guilty
Sun May 19, 2013, 12:22 AM
May 2013

in the wrongful death of two people. A typical loser is one that is not very well read.

 

kitt6

(516 posts)
8. I would hate for you to be on my jury;
Sat May 18, 2013, 11:49 AM
May 2013

As they say, never be the defendant. Especially under O.J's circumstances.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
5. I haven't seen a recent Simpson picture in years...
Sat May 18, 2013, 10:14 AM
May 2013

He looks horrible. Until I read the caption I had no idea who the man was.

Response to NastyRiffraff (Reply #5)

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)
17. Recognizable.
Sat May 18, 2013, 04:09 PM
May 2013

And why the "little one" to that poster? Belittling a poster because of an innocuous remark is uncalled for, and, if you know the poster is young or diminutive in stature, then it's just rude.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
26. well I think he's guilty as hell
Sun May 19, 2013, 01:44 AM
May 2013

I don't care if you're best friends with the guy, he beat up his wife and then killed her in a rage, along with the poor guy from the restaurant.

BainsBane

(53,001 posts)
28. exactly, everyone knows this sentence is more about Nicole
Sun May 19, 2013, 03:27 AM
May 2013

than whatever happened in Vegas. It's well deserved too.

nlomb269

(11 posts)
33. He still has a long way to go
Mon May 20, 2013, 12:54 AM
May 2013

I still don't think he's got enough to get a new trial, however much he hopes, but we'll see

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