1. Trial  O. J. SIMPSON 1

2. Trial : O. J. SIMPSON Criminal trial
The charges  : killing his ex wife and her new boyfriend.
The defendant : Orenthal J. Simpson, = O.J.Simpson, presentation de Simpson 2

3. Context During the trial, lots of violence
Black people denounced, racism and unfairness
A few statistics :
Verdict  Right
Verdict Wrong 
No Opinion
Total 
     47% 
    44% 
     9% 
Whites
     42% 
    49% 
Blacks
     78% 
    10% 
    12%  3

4. Chronology of case : June 12, 1994
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death. Their bodies found in the front courtyard of the Nicole's condominium in Brentwood.
July 22, 1994
O.J. pleaded "absolutely 100 percent not guilty" to the charges. Judge Lance A. Ito assigned to hear case.
January 11, 1995
The jury was sequestered. Hearing hold on admissibility of domestic-abuse evidence.
January 24, 1995
Trial opened.
September 8, Appeals court rejected
September 21, Simpson said "I did not, could not, and would not have committed this crime." 4

5. Sept. 26 & 27, Clark and Darden delivered prosecution's closing arguments. October 2, After less than four hours, jury announced that it had reached a verdict. October 3, Jury found O.J. Simpson not guilty of two counts of murder. November 22, Simpson testified before a jury for the first time. He denied having killed Goldman or his former wife, but couldn't explain the physical evidence against him. January 16, Both sides rested. Jury had heard 101 witnesses over 41 days of testimony. February 4, Jury found Simpson liable and awards plaintiffs $8.5 million in in compensatory damages. May 10, O. J. Simpson and the Browns negotiated a custody arrangement for the two Simpson children 5

6. Actors of the trial Prosecution Defense Victims : Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman ( new boy friend's nicole)
Lawyers : Marcia Clark ( Sandra)
Christopher Darden
Witnesses: Rosa Lopez  Brian Kaelin  Allan Park
Accused : Orenthal.J Simpson ( O.J ( Tiffany)
Lawyers : Robert Shapiro
F. Lee Bailey ( Manon)
Alan Dershowitz
Barry Scheck
Johnnie Cochran
Judge : Lance Ito
Investigators : Marc Furhman
Philipe Vanatter
Denis Fung 6

7. Pieces of evidence
Piece : - fake beard, - gloves tainted with blood in his black Bronco vehicle - traces allowed to isolate DNA OJ Simpson traces of blood on O.J's socks - bloody shoe prints Piece not allowed : drops of blood
Glove 7

8. Sentence Sentence that the law asks for murder :
Capital punishment in California
Verdict and Sentence :
The jury ordered Simpson to pay compensatory damages of $8.5 million and punitive damages of $25 million.  Under California law, however, Simpson can continue to survive on the $25,000-a-month income from a judgment-proof pension fund. 8

9. Extract of Trial

10. References 10