"Have you actually considered the evidence?"
I learned after hearing the jury verdicts of OJ and the jury verdict of Rodney King, one can never really predict what the outcome will be.
Interesting you mention those two cases, because both of them (the trials, I mean) were influenced by political considerations. In the case of Rodney King, the change of venue to Simi made the difference. If the case had been tried in the proper courthouse (Van Nuys, probably) the jury would have been more reflective of the community and the cops would most likely have been convicted. In the case of OJ, the DA bent the other way. The trial should have been held in Santa Monica, which is much less tolerant of people slicing up pretty blondes, there being more pretty blondes in Santa Monica than downtown. Witness the second trials in both cases. Downtown federal trial of King beating cops found them guilty. Santa Monica civil trial of OJ found him guilty. Changes of venue were made for political reasons. (The other reason, apparently, that Simi was chosen for the Rodney King trial was that it was the best commute for the judge).