Apr 10, 2016 · He hasn’t watched all the episodes yet, but already former Los Angeles District Attorney Gil Garcetti is no fan of “The People v. O.J. Simpson.” Garcetti, 74, who oversaw the prosecution of ...
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Jun 15, 2016 · L.A. District Attorney During O.J. Trial Shocked By New Claim: ‘My God’. “If it doesn’t fit, you must aquit.”. That famous phrase crafted by the star of O.J. Simpson’s dream team lawyers, the late Johnnie Cochran, is probably the only thing most people remember about the case other than that he was found not guilty.
Apr 11, 2019 · The O.J. Simpson murder trial began on January 24, 1995. Pleading not guilty to the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, which occurred on June 12, 1994, Simpson hired a ...
Christopher Allen Darden (born April 7, 1956) is an American lawyer, author, actor, and lecturer. He worked 15 years in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he gained national attention as a co-prosecutor in the O. J....Christopher DardenSpouse(s)Marcia Carter ( m. 1997)Children35 more rows
Christopher Darden When the case ended, Darden became a college professor before starting his own law firm. He is now 65 and still practicing law.Oct 2, 2020
The attorneys representing O.J. Simpson included F. Lee Bailey, Robert Blasier, Shawn Chapman Holley, Robert Shapiro, and Alan Dershowitz. Johnnie Cochran later became the defense team's lead attorney. The attorneys were known as the “Dream Team."Jan 24, 2022
Murder in Brentwood. After retiring from the LAPD in early 1995, Fuhrman moved to Sandpoint, Idaho. He wrote a book about the Simpson case, called Murder in Brentwood (1997, ISBN 0895264218), which includes a foreword by Vincent Bugliosi, the prosecutor of the Charles Manson case.
According to reports, Judge Lance Ito still resides with his wife, Peggy York, at their home in Pasadena, California.Aug 9, 2021
Ultimately, Shapiro settled the case for $450,000 (nearly twice the amount he said he was paid to represent the client in the first place), without admitting any wrongdoing.
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Actor and football star O. J. Simpson had four lawyers representing him at his trial for murder: Johnnie Cochran, Robert Kardashian, Robert Shapiro and F.(34)… The Search for Justice: A Defense Attorney's Brief on the O.J.
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O.J Simpson has reportedly confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he murdered his former wife, Nicole Simpson Brown. Oprah made headlines recently saying that one of her regrets was never having got the disgraced football player to confess to the killing. “I have a dream of O.J.
Former Los Angeles District Attorney Gil Garcetti and Marcia Clark Getty Images; AP. He hasn’t watched all the episodes yet, but already former Los Angeles District Attorney Gil Garcetti is no fan of “The People v. O.J. Simpson.”. Garcetti, 74, who oversaw the prosecution of the fallen football legend, has just started watching the FX miniseries.
Former DA Gil Garcetti: I never wanted Marcia Clark on OJ trial. He hasn’t watched all the episodes yet, but already former Los Angeles District Attorney Gil Garcetti is no fan of “The People v. O.J. Simpson.”. Garcetti, 74, who oversaw the prosecution of the fallen football legend, has just started watching the FX miniseries.
They were tried again by Garcetti in 1996, convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Lyle Menendez, 47, has twice been married while in prison while Erik, now 45, also tied the knot behind bars. “I can’t pretend to tell you what goes through the minds of these women,” Garcetti said.
Garcetti, 74, who oversaw the prosecution of the fallen football legend, has just started watching the FX miniseries. “I’ve watched the first three episodes, but the rest of it I’ve recorded,” said Garcetti, the LA prosecutor for two terms from 1992 to 2000.
Michael Jackson proclaims his innocence in 1993. AP. “I was confident that we had a victim, a witness, who was very persuasive and I think to a jury he would have been a very capable and acceptable witness,” Garcetti recalled. “But there was a settlement and we no longer had the witness.”.
Garcetti sought out the advice of former President Jimmy Carter, who was in LA for his work with Habitat for Humanity. “We met and what he told me was a punch to the stomach,” Garcetti said. “Carter looked at me and said, ‘Gil, forget it, they are going to find him not guilty. The verdict will be about payback.’.
Garcetti also handled the first public accusations of child molestation against Michael Jackson. His office began investigating Jacko in 1993 after 13-year-old Jordan Chandler told a therapist that he’d been repeatedly molested by the pop star. Michael Jackson proclaims his innocence in 1993.
A veteran star of the big screen, Gooding Jr is probably best known for his Academy Award-winning role as American football player Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire. Most recently you may have spotted him in Selma, The Butler and American Gangster, or known him from Boyz n The Hood and A Few Good Men.
In 1994 he was accused of the murders of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. In episode two , he tries to flee with fellow footballer Al Cowlings in a white Ford Bronco, with the world watching and the police in desperate pursuit.
Three-time Tony Award nominee Vance is probably best known for his work on stage, or as Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver from Law and Order: Criminal Intent. His early work included roles in The Hunt for Red October and Dangerous Minds, and he also starred in The Preacher’s Wife and Space Cowboys.
OJ Simpson is on the run, as the world watches a white Ford Bronco being chased by police along Los Angeles’ freeways. Find out more about the cast and characters involved in both the chase and courtroom battles here, from Cuba Gooding Jr to John Travolta.
The presiding judge on the case was Judge Lance Ito. The actor who played him in the drama was Kenneth Choi, who also has credits in titles such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Captain America and 9-1-1.
The third member of the prosecution team was William Hodgman. He also served as the Assistant District Attorney for operations within the LA County DA's office. In the show, he's portrayed by actor Christian Clemenson who viewers might recognise from Apollo 13 and Boston Legal.
David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian. Friends star David Schwimmer took on the role of Robert Kardashian, the defense lawyer for O.J. Simpson. Robert, who is the father of Robert Jnr, Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, was a close friend of O.J.'s and subsequently went on to represent him in the trial. Robert died in 2003 from cancer.
Selma Blair as Kris Jenner. Kris Jenner was the ex-wife of Robert Kardashian and is best-known for appearing in the hugely popular reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. In the show, she's portrayed by Selma Blair as a young mum, grief-stricken after losing her friend, Nicole Brown.
case. The lawyer was played by Sterling K. Brown, perhaps best known for his roles in This Is Us.
Johnnie Cochran was a high-profile defense lawyer in LA who also became part of the accused's defense team. In the show, the lawyer is portrayed as Courtney B. Vance, perhaps best known for his roles in Law & Order and Scandal.
John Travolta as Robert Shapiro. John Travolta might be best known for his parts in Grease, Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction, but he received plenty of praise when he took on the role of defense attorney Robert Shapiro for the true-crime series. MORE: John Travolta reveals happy family news involving son Benjamin.
After prosecutor Darden made the mistake of demanding Simpson try on the ill-fitted bloody gloves, Cochran uttered the famous phrase: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.".
As the prosecution's witness, Dennis Fung — the LAPD criminologist who collected evidence at the murder scene — ended up spending the longest time testifying on the stand. For nine days, Fung recalled how he collected samples of blood, albeit admittedly overlooking some important areas where blood drops were identified and not always using gloves.
Due to Kaelin's shiftiness on the stand , prosecutor Clark turned against him and treated him as a hostile witness. Regardless, Kaelin — with his thick tufts of blond hair and surfer dude ways — gained considerable popularity in the media as a likable and comedic character of the trial.
Reportedly, one juror wholly dismissed Park's testimony because he was unable to recall the number of cars parked at the Rockingham mansion.
Aspiring actor and houseguest of Simpson, Brian "Kato" Kaelin was a star witness for the prosecution. Present at Simpson 's Rockingham mansion at the time of the murders, Kaelin claimed that he ate dinner with Simpson that night but could not account for the star athlete's whereabouts between the hours of 9:36 p.m. and 11 p.m. (the prosecution theorized that Simpson murdered his ex-wife and Goldman between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.).
Although Darden floundered at the start of the trial and was purportedly intimidated by Cochran, he gained momentum as events progressed. However, he made a consequential mistake when he demanded that Simpson try on the infamous bloody gloves, which ended up being too small for the accused's hands.
Having moved up the legal ranks in L.A.'s criminal division, Cochran went on to represent some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Michael Jackson and James Brown. In 1994, he was considered one of the best trial lawyers in the nation, and it was Simpson himself who asked Shapiro to bring Cochran onto the team.
LAPD criminalist and hair fiber expert Susan Brockbank testified on June 27, 1995, and FBI Special Agent and fiber expert Doug Deedrick testified on June 29, 1995, to the following findings:
In 1996, Cochran wrote and published a book about the trial. It was titled Journey to Justice, and described his involvement in the case. That same year, Shapiro also published a book about the trial called The Search for Justice. He criticized Bailey as a "loose cannon" and Cochran for bringing race into the trial. In contrast to Cochran 's book, Shapiro said that he does not believe that Simpson was framed by the LAPD, but considered the verdict correct due to reasonable doubt. In a subsequent interview with Barbara Walters, Shapiro, who is Jewish, claimed that he was particularly offended by Cochran for comparing Fuhrman's words to the Holocaust, and vowed that he would never again work with Bailey or Cochran, but would still maintain a working relationship with Scheck.
In a walk around the premises to inspect what may have caused the thumps, Fuhrman discovered a blood-stained right-hand glove, which was determined to be the mate of the left-hand glo ve found next to the body of Goldman. This evidence was determined to be probable cause to issue an arrest warrant for Simpson.
The defense alleged that Simpson's blood on the back gate at the Bundy crime scene was planted by the police. The blood on the back gate was collected on July 3, 1995, rather than June 13, the day after the murders. The volume of DNA on that blood was significantly higher than the other blood evidence collected on June 13. The volume of DNA was so high that the defense conceded that it could not be explained by contamination in the lab, yet noted that it was unusual for that blood to have more DNA on it than the other samples collected at the crime scene, especially since it had been left exposed to the elements for several weeks and after the crime scene had supposedly been washed over. On March 20, 1995, Vannatter testified that he instructed Fung to collect the blood on the gate on June 13 and Fung admitted he had not done so. The defense suggested the reason why Fung did not collect the blood is because it was not there that day; Scheck showed a blown-up photograph taken of the back gate on June 13 and he admitted he could not see it in the photograph.
Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld argued that the results from the DNA testing were not reliable because the police were "sloppy" in collecting and preserving it from the crime scene. Fung and Mazzola did admit to making several mistakes during evidence collection which included not always changing gloves between handling evidence items, packaging and storing the evidence items using plastic bags, rather than paper bags as recommended, and storing them in the police van, which was not refrigerated, for up to seven hours after collection. This, they argued, would allow bacteria to degrade all of the "real killer (s)" DNA and thus make the samples more susceptible to cross-contamination in the LAPD crime lab.
In November 2006, ReganBooks announced a book ghostwritten by Pablo Fenjves based on interviews with Simpson titled If I Did It, an account which the publisher said was a hypothetical confession. The book's release was planned to coincide with a Fox special featuring Simpson. "This is a historic case, and I consider this his confession," publisher Judith Regan told the Associated Press. On November 20, News Corporation, parent company of ReganBooks and Fox, canceled both the book and the TV interview due to a high level of public criticism. CEO Rupert Murdoch, speaking at a press conference, stated: "I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project."
The defense team's reasonable doubt theory was summarized as "compromised, contaminated, corrupted" in opening statements. They argued that the DNA evidence against Simpson was "compromised" by the mishandling of criminalists Dennis Fung and Andrea Mazzola during the collection phase of evidence gathering, and that 100% of the "real killer (s)" DNA had vanished from the evidence samples. The evidence was then "contaminated" in the LAPD crime lab by criminalist Collin Yamauchi, and Simpson's DNA from his reference vial was transferred to all but three exhibits. The remaining three exhibits were planted by the police and thus "corrupted" by police fraud. The defense also questioned the timeline, claiming the murders happened around 11:00pm that night.