Absolutely.
I’m in a line of work where I have to wear waterproof gloves (for chemical and pathogen protection) under some type of work glove (for protection against physical injury, sharps, etc.)
The “rubber” gloves not only take up some physical room, they “stick” to the leather or canvas. The work gloves generally need to be a size larger.
That said, had the prosecution not been idiots they could have obtained an identical pair of new gloves of the same size and had him try them on. Case closed.
Not that it would have made any difference. As others have said, the case was settled in jury selection.
One of the most disappointing events of my life was his acquittal. Right up to the announcement I assumed the black jury would do the right thing, just as I would have in a case where a white man murdered two black people. My heart just sunk. Disappointment greatly incrfeased by the celebratory atmosphere among the melanin-enhanced population.
Recently finished a novel set in the UK legal system. Their jury selection is random via computer. Seating a jury takes minutes versus weeks or months. And neither side can play games with trying to stack the jury.
I sincerely wish we have such a system here.
Good points.
What was sad was that for all those previous years OJ was no part of the black community. White wife, white friends, the whole white life.
The “jury nullification” of the predominately black jury saved his black ass.
The verdict was disgusting and I became physically ill watching his face as he knew he got off and was evading justice.
My understanding is there's a cooperation in a search for truth. While here it's become primarily about excluding as much evidence as possible and winning.