While a jury in downtown Los Angeles remain hung-up over whether famed record producer Phil Spector actually killed actress Lana Clarkson in his Southern California mansion four years ago, apparently what happens in Vegas leaves you facing life on lockdown if you're former football star O.J. Simpson.
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Orenthal James will make a court appearance Wednesday, a day after prosecutors lengthened the list of charges against him for being the foul-mouthed ringleader in an alleged robbery of sports memorabilia at a Nevada hotel last week. A day which could also see Spector become a free man now that we know several jurors have doubt as to whether he committed murder by putting a gun in the mouth of a 40-year-old woman and pulling the trigger.
The eleven criminal counts against Simpson, which started at nine before increasing to ten, now include two counts of first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon; two counts of robbery with a gun; and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. All but one of the listed offenses levied against the 60-year-old athlete, actor and certified knucklehead are felonies.
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As Judge Larry Fidler reconsiders adding a lesser included charge of manslaughter against the eccentric old guy with the crazy hair, prosecutors are clearly throwing everything but the kitchen sink at "The Juice".
They're contending that this once celebrated Black man and his "friends" -- co-defendants Walter Alexander, Clarence Stewart and Michael McClinton -- committed kidnapping because they intended to hold or detain the two alleged victims using a weapon to regain possession of OJ's stuff. The stuff that could send permanently send Simpson away include various baseballs, plaques, a historical photo featuring J. Edgar Hoover and a mobile phone, a police report said. Arrested at the Palm Casino & Hotel Sunday morning, he has remained in custody on a no-bail hold ever since over this crap.
Meanwhile, hopelessly deadlocked with a 7-5 split, the Spector jurors will go at it again today in what would be a major coup for the defense and another crushing defeat for the LA District Attorney's Office. Let's face it, Christopher Darden and Marcia Clark haven't been right since.Now if you're like my wife, who could care less about Phil Spector and is no fan of OJ's by any stretch of the imagination, you've already concluded that the White boy is guilty and the brotha was set-up. This despite reports that the victims' statements in the Simpson matter are compelling and at least two guns were recovered during searches.
The only question remaining is which conspiracy theory are you going with. Is this straight payback to avenge the heinous murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman? Was Fred Goldman actually working with Thomas Riccio -- a dealer and auctioneer of sports memorabilia who taped Simpson-- all along? Are "victims" Alfred Beardsley and Bruce Fromong, the men in possession of the items, actually the real criminals?
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Claiming that this was not a robbery and no guns were used, Simpson attorney Yale Galanter said his client has "a very substantial chance of being acquitted of those charges" and that "under the circumstances (Simpson) is doing well."
"All of our efforts up to this point has been to secure his release and that's what we'll try to do in the morning," Galanter told reporters late Tuesday. He will also ask the judge to release Simpson on "a reasonable bond," he said.
Given the circus that has already formed around this case, don't hold your breath. Want more? Check out CNN