And the racebaiters are STILL saying he is innocent!
O.J. Simpson speaks during his sentencing hearing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Sitting right to Simpson is his lawyer Yale Galanter. Simpson was sentenced Friday to at least 15 years in prison for a hotel armed robbery after a judge rejected his apology and said, “It was much more than stupidity.”
O.J. Simpson sentencing in Las VegasBy CARRI GEER THEVENOT
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dec. 05, 2008For more than 13 years, he has been widely regarded as the man who got away with murder. But this morning, O.J. Simpson was punished for other crimes: last year’s kidnapping and armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at Palace Station.
After hearing a statement of remorse from Simpson, whose voice quivered as he spoke, District Judge Jackie Glass imposed a sentence that will keep the Hall of Fame running back behind bars between nine and 33 years.
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Simpson, who plans to appeal his convictions, surprised the judge and other onlookers by making a statement at his sentencing hearing.
He said he made the trip to Las Vegas last year to attend a wedding — not to reclaim property. But his plans changed when he learned the dealers possessed family heirlooms that he had unsuccessfully tried to recover in the past.
“This was the first time I had an opportunity to catch the guys red-handed who had been stealing from my family,” he said.
Simpson apologized, saying he did not know his actions amounted to crimes.
Glass said overwhelming evidence at the trial assured her that Simpson knew what he was doing when he entered the small hotel room where the robbery occurred. The trial also showed her that Simpson is both arrogant and ignorant, she said.
“It was clear to the court that you believed you could do in Las Vegas what you couldn’t do elsewhere — you could get your stuff back,” the judge said, adding that the ownership of the items remains in question.
Glass noted that incident, which involved the use of at least one gun, was captured on audio tape.
“That was actually a very violent event,” she said.
The state Division of Parole and Probation had recommended a minimum sentence of 18 years for Simpson, who was acquitted of murder in 1995 in the Los Angeles slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Members of the Goldman family were present in Glass’ courtroom this morning.
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