Nev. court schedules bond hearing for OJ Simpson

[krahmaan]

http://www.examiner.com/a-2093887~Ne...J_Simpson.html

A state Supreme Court panel will hear oral arguments on O.J. Simpson's bid to get out of a Nevada prison pending his appeal in an armed hotel room heist, officials said Monday.

A three-member panel of the state's only appellate court will hear 30 minutes of arguments in Las Vegas from Simpson's lawyers seeking his release on bond and prosecutors opposing the request, court spokesman Bill Gang said. The hearing was scheduled for Aug. 3, he said.

"We're thrilled they're entertaining oral arguments on our motion," Simpson lawyer Yale Galanter said by telephone from Miami. "We're hopeful the court will grant our request for bond."

Clark County District Attorney David Roger declined comment.

So what do you think? Will he be able to pull it off?

[Zap]

He got away with murder, so I don't suppose there's much that would surprise me.

[krahmaan]

Originally Posted by Zap

He got away with murder, so I don't suppose there's much that would surprise me.

That's a whole other different case that has long been over. But I think this Nevada case will show that O.J. went to jail trying to take back his own stolen property. Although his method of doing it was a little extreme, I don't think he should have been railroaded because of a separate closed case.

In America, a man is not suppose to be tried on the same case twice. It breaks the double jeopardy rule. I think the old case had a lot to do with his sentencing in the Nevada courts. They should have gave him 3 years probation like they do everyone else.

[Zap]

Originally Posted by krahmaan

That's a whole other different case that has long been over. But I think this Nevada case will show that O.J. went to jail trying to take back his own stolen property. Although his method of doing it was a little extreme, I don't think he should have been railroaded because of a separate closed case.

In America, a man is not suppose to be tried on the same case twice. It breaks the double jeopardy rule. I think the old case had a lot to do with his sentencing in the Nevada courts. They should have gave him 3 years probation like they do everyone else.

You can't have your cake and eat it too, KMan.

OJ got off on the murder charge because he had enough money and flash from his celebrity to pull it off.
He can't now cry foul because his celebrity is getting in his way.

OJ wasn't railroaded, either. He was found guilty of a crime, fair and square.
If he had not committed the crime, he wouldn't be doing the time.
He's even proved that you sometimes don't have to do the time, even when you do commit the crime.

Given his history with the law, you would think that he'd be a little more careful than he was and avoid getting into any trouble with the law again.
He wasn't. He got caught. He's paying for it now.

[krahmaan]

Originally Posted by Zap

Given his history with the law, you would think that he'd be a little more careful than he was and avoid getting into any trouble with the law again.
He wasn't. He got caught. He's paying for it now.

I guess you could be right about that. I do agree that he could have tried a better method for getting his memorabilia back. I even heard one of the guys they were questioning at gunpoint say "It wasn't me, but .... took your stuff O.J.". That statement was on the recorded conversation they were having in that wired room. That there says that they stole his memorabilia.

Originally Posted by Zap

OJ wasn't railroaded, either. He was found guilty of a crime, fair and square.
If he had not committed the crime, he wouldn't be doing the time.
He's even proved that you sometimes don't have to do the time, even when you do commit the crime.

I just think that O.J. should have let the Cops get the stuff back, and not take the law into his own hands. I figure that he probably didn't trust cops after he was almost set up for a murder he did not commit the first time. I believe like you said, if he did that crime he wouldn't of been able to get in any more trouble. He'd already be jailed for murder.

Just this time, I hypothesize that they set O.J. up to railroad him. Since people still think that he committed murder. Hence, some still wanted to see him locked away for something the system never convicted him of. I truly think that the judgment of the Nevada court was compromised because of personal emotions. I think emotion can compromise the sound usage of those who rely on logic.