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To: doug from upland; All
From Las Vegas Now:

Verdict Reached in O.J. Simpson Trial

Updated: Oct 4, 2008 01:11 AM EDT

After 13 hours of deliberation, the O.J. Simpson jury has reached a verdict. The jury of nine women and three men began deliberating on Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. after 12 days of testimony.

The verdict will be read around 10:15 p.m. and LasVegasNOW.com and Eyewitness News will bring you complete coverage.

Simpson, 61, and a golfing buddy, Clarence "C.J." Stewart, 54, each face five years to life in prison if convicted of kidnapping, or mandatory prison time if convicted of armed robbery.

They've pleaded not guilty to 12 charges, including conspiracy, coercion and assault with a deadly weapon.

The jury had ordered dinner earlier in the evening so they could continue deliberating on the various counts.

Counts Simpson is Facing:

Count 1 - Conspiracy to Commit a Crime -
Count 2 - Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping -
Count 3 - Conspiracy to Commit Robbery -
Count 4 - Burglary While in Possession of Deadly Weapon -
Count 5 - First Degree Kidnapping With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 6 - First Degree Kidnapping With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 7 - Robbery With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 8 - Robbery With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 9 - Assault With a Deadly Weapon -
Count 10 - Assault With a Deadly Weapon -
Count 11 - Coercion With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 12 - Coercion With Use of a Deadly Weapon -

Counts Stewart is Facing:

Count 1 - Conspiracy to Commit a Crime -
Count 2 - Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping -
Count 3 - Conspiracy to Commit Robbery -
Count 4 - Burglary While in Possession of Deadly Weapon -
Count 5 - First Degree Kidnapping With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 6 - First Degree Kidnapping With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 7 - Robbery With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 8 - Robbery With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 9 - Assault With a Deadly Weapon -
Count 10 - Assault With a Deadly Weapon -
Count 11 - Coercion With Use of a Deadly Weapon -
Count 12 - Coercion With Use of a Deadly Weapon -

84 posted on 10/03/2008 10:16:51 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

That’s a lot of criminal counts right there!


91 posted on 10/03/2008 10:17:57 PM PDT by Ptarmigan (Never Forget Hurricane Ike.)
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