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From inside O.J.'s Las Vegas courtroom

Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:46 AM by Daily Nightly Editor

by George Lewis, NBC correspondent

I'm sending this blog from my BlackBerry inside the Las Vegas court where O.J. Simpson is being arraigned on ten felony counts.  Those charges include kidnapping with  the use of a deadly weapon, something that could carry a sentence of 15 years to life.

Here in the press section, I see many familiar faces from the first two O.J. trials in Los Angeles. Marcia Clark, one of the prosecutors in Simpson's murder trial, is sitting two rows in front of me. She's now a commentator for Court TV.

Also in the courtroom, Simpson's daughter Arnelle and his sister, Shirley.

Simpson's defense team, Miami-based lawyer Yale Galanter and his co-counsel, Gabriel Grasso, based here in Las Vegas, shake hands with District Attorney David Roger and head for a private conference in the chambers of the judge. There's a last minute switch of judges.  Joe Bonaventure, a veteran of many high profile cases, is substituted for Judge Ann Zimmerman.

 A court spokesman, who earlier told us things would start on time, counsels patience.

25 minutes after the scheduled start time for the arraignment, O.J. Simpson is brought into the courtroom, in shackles and standard dark blue prison garb.

Simpson is ordered to post $125,000 bail and surrender his passport so he can't travel outside the United States.

It's all over in a few minutes.

O.J.'s lawyer has said his client will be on a plane to his home in Miami before the end of the day.  He'll return to court October 22.

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I am sure there are many more things that are much more important to the united States justice system than this circus with O.J Simpson. We all know, it is all because Simpson was found innocent of the Nicole and Goldman murders, that all this atention is given to this matter. (where is the Justice)
One thing is for certain the thirst for more O.J. has never gone away. The Court was packed and reminiscent of years before. Here we go again.

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It's a shame that the State of Nevada has the responsibility of bringing OJ....erk to trial and convict this nut bag once and for all. The State of California could not provide justice for the original crimes this moron committed. The audio tapes presented is all the evidence needed to convict OJ.....erk and his band of thugs. Hopefully the past has caught up with this scum bag.
Doesn't "OJ" stand for "out of jail"? Maybe the Karmic boomerang that he tossed thirteen years ago is about to circle around and crack him on his head. We can only hope so......
O.J should have known better than any one what this country is made of...racism, discrimination, lies and what have you. He was really silly and childish and should have learnt from his past encounter and experience with the law. For me it seems he might be mental bipolar or something. He should be checked out as soon as possible.
There are a lot of wild and whacky people in Vegas. After all, we do have Fat Elvis as a major attraction here so why should we be surprised when OJ's Traveling All Star Bandits stop to do a charity show for their favorite charity (OJ)? Okay...what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...Just please tell me that doesn't mean we have to KEEP him here!!!
OJ is a man who has always felt he was above the law in everything that he did. I think he felt this way because of his sports accolades and his money. He acted like one of the "good old boys" whenever the police came to his house in Los Angeles to investigate charges of wife abuse whenever Nicole Simpson called 911, thereby perpetuating this feeling of "invincibility" that OJ has. I want him to get a fair trial, but I am HOPING that this time he will get time behind bars. He is an evil, evil man and it is time for justice to be served. I truly hope it is finally his time.I hope he spends the rest of his life behind bars and then it is time to be judged by God.
the story about o.j. has been on tv maybe 50 times nothing was said about a kidnapping. now a kidnapping is coming out. who was kidnapped? who did the deed? i thought o.j. wasn't supposed to have bail. it should have been higher. some one who commited on o.j. said his weapon is a knife. on a video he was using a golf club. i saw the suit that o.j. wore when he was told he was innocent that suit was sold on ebay now it is in the room where the robbety was commited that man must have bought it. i know he will get off.
i think goldman has relatives in the vegas police dept.the whole thing is a set up
i think goldman has relatives in the vegas police dept.the whole thing is a set up
Put oj in prison and let him  bust rocks....that will  make hin think
Sandy - Bangor, PA:
I agree with you!!
And for the rest of you sorry sacks who want to cry racism and say that he's being treated unfairly, do it someplace else where I can't hear or see you.  
I'm so sick of the whining from you crybabies who feel OJ deserves a second chance because he was acquitted.  The civil trial found him guilty and since then he's managed to pay the Goldman's how much money?  
Almost nothing.  
OJ Simpson is a lying, theiving murderer and should be locked away for life.  
I would pay good money to watch 'bubba' smack that smug look off his face!!!
Now go ahead all of ya'll peace lovers and call me a hater, tell me about Jesus and how He will judge OJ in the end.  That's all fine and good, but while the man is still sharing this planet with me and breathing my oxygen, he can be a law abiding citizen like the rest of us or face the music.
NEXT.
White people get over it! His ex-wife was a crack head and goldman was a whore. everybody knows that her dealer killed them. Damn! let the man play golf.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS WAS A DELIBERATE SET UP TO GET OJ THEY HAVE WANTED TO GET HIM FOR 12 YEARS FOR THE PAST INCIDENT, THE NEW TRIAL WILL BE OF EXTREME REVENGE, I STILL WONDER HOW THE GLOVE DID NOT HAVE A CUT ON IT. ALL THIS IS JUST REVENGE. HE HAS BEEN SEEN ON TO MANY NEWS SHOWS SMILING, AND THEY WANT TO MAKE OJ SUFFER. IT WAS ALL A SET UP. KNOW ONE KNOWS WHO DID THE KILLING,OR DID YOU SEE IT?
If you ask me we all might of found out who those guys that were seen in the black clothes in the last case, but other than that I cant wait to see what happenes this time???
Personaly i think all of you bloggers saying oj should be thrown in jail. I pray that the Lord will open your eyes 1 day. And u better becareful cause he may just show u what O J is going thru.  The civil trial was a joke.should have never been allowed, Our justice system is a joke.This Once Great Nation is a abomination unto OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST I pray the rain of fire cant come soon enough and burn this world clean again
I agree with Carol Crawley. I didn' even listen to the lawyer's remarks during the interview.  That idiot standing next to the lawyer "missing teeth and all had me laughing like crazy thoughout the whole interview.  Maybe he was one of OJ's lawyers.
COME ON PEOPLE IS RIGHT. OJ WAS  FOUND NOT GUILTY. ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT ARE SAYING HE IS GUILTY . WELL I DID NOT KNOW YOU ALL WERE THERE WHEN THIS HORRABLE CRIME WAS COMMITED. BUT THEY FOUND HIM NOT GUILTY. LET IT BE. ALSO, DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT THE MEN WERE RIGHT IN STEALING OJS THINGS AND SELLING THEM. HELLO THAT IS A CRIME IN ITS SELF. WHEY WERE THESE MEN NOT ARRESTED FOR POSESION OF STOLEN PROPERETY?? EVERYONE IS SO QUICK TO JUDGE. THERE IS ONLY ONE WHO CAN JUDGE AND THAT IS GOD AND IF OJ DID IT HE WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO HIM IN THE END. SO ARE WE GOIN TO LISTEN TO THE PRESS WHOM IS JUST DIEING TO GET A STORY ,THEY DONT CARE IF ITS A  LIE OR TRUE AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A STORY. OUR COURT SYSTEM OH PLEASE A JOKE IN ITS SELF. SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO WATCH THE NEWS EVERY DAY ABOUT OJ GETTING ARRESTED, I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I KNOW I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY THINGS THAT DONT MAKE THE NEWS ABOUT HOW MANY OF OUR OWN POLICE DO THINGS WRONG WORSE THEN OJ MIGHT HAS DONE AND GET AWAY WITH IT...

PLEASE LET IT GO ALLREADY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If O.J.is guilty the court will take care of it,if he is not guilty he will be turned free.Why is the man hated so much when a jury set him free 13 years ago?I think there is a lot of people that needs GOD in their lives,so they will learn to love and not hate.I personally think it is wrong  to hate
and judge.
OJ did it the first time not sure about this case. But if you notice his reactions, his facial expression are reminesce of pain and guilt of the (2) murders. He was thinking back when he spoke softly when asked if he understood his rights.
Where is the respect?

Where is the respect for our Troops, that are daily in harms way to allow each of us to “choose” and “live” our lives the manner of which we desire. Where is the respect for the Young Men and Women, who are laying down their lives for democracy and freedom, worldwide, because they (Our Troops) desire to assure that we have our God given rights to the pursuit of happiness and freedom are forever a part of the fabric of life, here in the United States?   What a frustrating slap in their faces, to have a story about O. J . Simpson, supersede their daily plights, to the possibility of laying down their lives for us in America and why?  O. J. Simpson, has never served in the Military, or been deployed to a war-zone, yet he daily activities are more sought after than our Young Men and Women that are dying daily, why?  When will our Nation remember what the Young Men and Women are fighting for, it is for them and all of our choices and way of life.  We need not to flood the airwaves with stories about O.J., The Goldman and Brown Families, Marcia Clark, Judge Ito or anyone else, that is self-centered and stealing the limelight from the real story, that of our Courageous and Valiant Soldiers, that are dying daily to keep our way of life continually alive and well. We owe all our energies to praying for the safety and immediate end to the Military and their tours of duty in war-zones or anywhere that has escalations occurring that is in need of their deployment to duty of service. Our Nation that is under the words, on our money which read:  “In God We Trust”, should actively trust  and pray without ceasing, to God for the safe return and protection for our Military Personnel in active duty, because I believe, they are our most urgent concern twenty four hours a day, seven days a week  and until they are all back to their own homes.  

Respectively,     GLORIA A. BROWN,  MADERA, CA  93638
                         559-673-3268
                         EMAIL:   cashulerfamily2005@yahoo.com
Wow! I can't believe that it isn’t alright OJ to get his our own stuff back by pointing guns at the person who has his stuff. Isn’t that is the easiest way to get it?  And we know this happened because there are eyewitnesses, accomplices and an audio tape confirming the event.  Oh, wait it couldn’t be his stuff because he has a $33.5 million judgment against him when he was convicted of murdering two people and all of his stuff now belongs to the families of those he murdered.
DID HE DO IT, DIDN'T HE DO IT WHO CARES. I DON'T DO YOU
Who is OJ?
I AGREE WITH DejaVoo. THESE ARE THE LAST DAYS AND DONT GET COUGHT UP BE CAUSE ITS ALL IN GOD HANDS NOT OUR HAND SO STOP JUDGEING AND LET GO AN LET GOD!!!
There is only ONE quote that truely fits this long overdue non-related verdict... "What comes around goes around"...
I agree... He WANTS to pay... What goes around will eventually come around... It's just too bad it took this long for inadvertant justice.


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